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By Yan Ran People work in a textile factory at Hawassa Industrial Park in Hawassa, Ethiopia, on Oct.12, 2021. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) Port networks stretch across the continent, solar panels gleam under the African sun, and factory floors buzz with activity — this dynamic scene captures the evolving landscape of China-Africa industrial cooperation. As the …

As the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo unfolds in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, a Cameroonian economist has highlighted the event’s vast potential and mutual benefits for both sides. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Nformi Eugene Tawe described the expo, which runs from Thursday to Sunday, as a key platform …

By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicks off in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan Province, June 12, 2025. /CFP The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) is being held in Changsha, the capital city of Central China’s Hunan Province, from June 12 to 15. Themed “China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization,” this year’s …

The 2025 China-Africa Automotive Development Forum was held Tuesday in Ghana to discuss opportunities for China-Africa cooperation in electric vehicle (EV) production. The forum, co-hosted by the Confucius Institute of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Hubei University of Automotive Technology, took place in Kumasi, the West …

By Alexander Ayertey Odonkor The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicks off in Changsha, Central China’s Hunan Province, June 12, 2025. /CFP The fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) is being held in Changsha, the capital city of Central China’s Hunan Province, from June 12 to 15. Themed “China and Africa: Together Toward Modernization,” this year’s expo …

This photo taken on March 25, 2024 shows a worker preparing to dive for the rehabilitation work at the Kainji Hydropower Plant in Niger State, Nigeria. (PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited/Handout via Xinhua) Amid the hum of machinery and the focused bustle of engineers working on the rehabilitation of a …

By staff writer Shanghai customs staff members inspect imported South African avocadoes. Photo: Screenshot of the report from cnstock.com African foreign ministers met with their Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Changsa, the capital of Hunan province early this week, in a meeting under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). The …

A student performs in speech contest during the “Chinese Bridge” Chinese language competition for primary school students in Gaborone, Botswana on June 7, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)  The “Chinese Bridge” Chinese language competition for primary school students was held in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.The event, hosted by the Chinese Embassy …

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivers a video message to the the first-ever International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations, June 10, 2025. /China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs China proposes to advance dialogue among civilizations through …

By Gerald Mbanda China still stands out as one of the countries in the world that had accelerated development in less than a generation. In 1949, China was ranked among the poorest countries in the world, after suffering decades of devastating Civil War. In 1960s, per capita income in China …