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Chinese, U.S. senior military officials hold virtual meeting

Published : December 23,2023 enior military officials from China and the U.S. held a virtual meeting on Thursday, following an agreement between the two heads of state in November to resume military communication. Liu Zhenli, member of China’s Central Military Commission (CMC) and the chief of the CMC’s Joint Staff …

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China advocates for peaceful resolution of armed conflicts in the world.

Published: December 22,2023 By Staff writer   The world today is focusing attention mainly on two armed conflicts namely; the Israel- Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine wars. It is difficult to know when both wars will end which have cost hundreds of human life, as well as millions of dollars in …

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Congolese president inaugurates Chinese-built shopping center

Published: December 22,2023 President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday inaugurated a shopping center believed to be the country’s largest in Brazzaville, the Congolese capital. The shopping center, located in Mpila, in the 5th district of Brazzaville, is based on the former site of military …

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China-backed high-rise complex project starts capping in Egypt’s New Alamein

Published: December 21,2023 Guests attend the capping ceremony of the D01 residential building of the Alamein Downtown Towers Project in New Alamein City, Egypt, Dec. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai) The Alamein Downtown Towers Project in Egypt’s New Alamein City, a cooperation project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has started …

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2023 marks a decade since Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Africa

Published: December 21,2023 By Halligan Agade It is now ten years since Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to Africa, with Tanzania being his first stop on the continent. Data now shows that since that maiden visit, 845 investment projects have been activated, totaling an investment value of $7.8 billion. …

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The Chinese Express Train Running in East Africa

Published:December 20,2023 By Staff writer The railway that Kenyan singer Sudi Boy sings about is the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Spanning from the port of Mombasa in the east to the capital city of Nairobi in the west, the SGR is Kenya’s first railway since independence.  Though the construction …

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Economists’ take on China’s economic outlook in 2024

Published: December 20,2023 By Louise Loo Editor’s note: How will China’s economy develop next year? Three economists share their views with China Daily. MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY A slower, but healthier dragon year China heads into 2024 with relatively loose policy settings, but private sector sentiment constrained by property pessimism. Stimulus will …

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China-built infrastructure source of Angola’s pride, says FM

Published : December 18,2023 China and Angola have seen “many positive and qualitative leaps” in their 40 years of diplomatic ties, and the infrastructure built by Chinese companies in Angola today is “a source of pride for the country,” said Angola’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Tete Antonio. He also said …

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Why Europe is not free to relate to China

Published: December 18,2023 By YANIS VAROUFAKIS LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Hidden constraints harmful to the peoples of Europe and China As the 24th EU-China Summit concluded on Thursday, it is natural to want to look behind the declarations and official speeches to identify the deeper forces shaping the European Union’s relationship …

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RPF, Communist party of China mull deeper ties in fighting climate change, terrorism

Published:December 18,2023 RPF Inkotanyi Secretary General Wellars Gasamagera and Mu Hong, China’s Vice President of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) during a bilateral meeting at the RPF headquarters in Rusororo, Gasabo District on Friday, December 15. PHOTOS BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA The ruling RPF-Inkotanyi and their Chinese counterparts, the Communist Party of China (CPC) have …

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