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A Chinese agricultural expert (L) checks paddy fields with a local agricultural technician in Xai-Xai of Gaza Province, Mozambique, November 28, 2019. /Xinhua “How much we can benefit society is inherently connected with how much profit we can make,” said Wang Miao, general manager of CGCOC Agriculture, a Chinese state-owned …

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his counterpart of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday discussed over the phone the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During the conversation, Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position that calls for reaching a legally binding agreement on the rules of filling and …

Rwanda has been given green light to export unprocessed dry chili to China. The development comes after Rwanda assented to the “protocol for the export of dried chili to China,” on Thursday, March 11.  Inked between the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources of Rwanda the General Administration of Customs …

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pointed the way for China, which is at a historic development juncture, by expounding on a wide range of topics at this year’s “two sessions,” a key political event that closed on Thursday. The two sessions are the country’s annual meetings of the National People’s …

People purchase goods at a night fair in east China’s Shanghai, June 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang) – ‘Dual circulation’ puts a parallel emphasis both on domestic and international circulation. A high-level opening up certainly serves this end, brings win-win outcomes both for Chinese and multinational companies,” said Jochen Goller, chief …

When, a few weeks ago, the British Broadcasting Authority, “Off-Com”, withdrew CGTN’s license to broadcast in the UK, I expressed surprise to a Chinese friend on Zoom that I now feared we people in the West suffer as much media restriction and propaganda as we have been told are normal …

Editor’s note: A post-COVID-19 world is bound to be different. The pandemic has made profound changes to the global economy and international relations. But are the changes for the better or worse? This four-episode Straight Talk series looks at where China and its relations with the world are headed. Hannah Ryder, …

Amidst the global recession in 2020, China’s economic performance might be the most upbeat news. As the world looks to China, one might wonder what are the main drivers of this overall upturn?  To begin with, China’s well-established industrial sector has rebounded to full capacity. In January, its manufacturing Purchasing …

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits national political advisors from education, medical and health sectors attending a joint group meeting at the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political …

By Gerald Mbanda In Africa, COVID-19 pandemic has been a wake up call when the continent finds that no single country has the ability to manufacture the much needed vaccine. The continent is lagging behind the vaccination race because the vaccines have to be provided by rich western countries that …