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Africa China Review Team. In a televised New Year address, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted key achievements of the country in various sectors. He lauded the country’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and took time to thank different institutions, professionals and ordinary citizens for the hard work and sacrifice. …

A woman washes her hands before voting at a polling station in Accra, Ghana, Dec. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng) Ghana’s main opposition party has announced plans to formally challenge the outcome of a presidential election won this month by incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo, a rare move in a country where losing …

Over the last three years, a new type of groupthink has emerged among many Western media and policy think tanks in their geopolitically motivated efforts to malign China. They’ve claimed that China is practicing a new type of colonialism, which is coined “debt-trap diplomacy.” China is charged with deliberately luring …

By Zheng Yongnian Editor’s note: In 2020, China realized its goal of eradicating absolute poverty nationwide, which means that over the past 40 years, China has lifted around 800 million people out of poverty. How did China do it? And what’s next for China’s poverty alleviation efforts? Zheng Yongnian, dean of …

by Dr. Rabah Arezki Economist Dr. Rabah Arezki says African leaders need to come up with ideas that will make the continent’s economy better than it was before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, countries, societies, and individuals have struggled …

Verizon jumbotron advertises 5G network at Times Square in New York, U.S.. /Getty Since Donald Trump ascended to the U.S. presidency, he has made it his mission to destroy China and pressured its allies and friends into siding with America on the crusade. But in doing so, he screwed the …

President Xi Jinping addresses the Climate Ambition Summit via video link on Dec 12, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] In a year shadowed by the onslaught of coronavirus outbreak, the world witnessed glimmers of hope in China’s unremitting efforts on rallying global consensus on COVID-19 response and charting the course for future development. …

Harvey Dzodin Mike Pompeo recently continued his anti-China campaign by unilaterally canceling five valuable Sino-U.S. cultural exchange programs. It’s no surprise that one of the most ethically-challenged members of the U.S. administration continues to resort to falsehoods and half-truths in attempting to demonize China until his last day in office. …

      By Gerald Mbanda There have been persistent recycled claims by western sources, that China installed computers, listening devices and cameras in the African Union headquarters for the purpose of stealing secrets and influencing African leaders to support Beijing’s global agenda. The first lie that can be exposed here, is: …

By LIU HONGJIE and OTIATO OPALI Firm direction has been vital in China’s efforts to raise living standards, providing inspiration for Africans in growth quest, Kenyan politician says Editor’s note: As China aims to eliminate extreme poverty and be a “moderately prosperous society” (xiaokang shehui) in time for the 100th …