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By Gerald Mbanda Participants compete during the Beijing Marathon 2025 in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) Sports have increasingly become a bridge connecting people, nations, and cultures across the globe. Among the various forms of cultural exchange, sports tourismhas emerged as a significant platform promoting understanding and friendship. The recent Beijing Marathon, which brought…
By Gerald Mbanda In an era marked by global uncertainty, few relationships are as consequential as that between the United States and China. As the worlds two largest economies and most influential powers, the tone of their engagement affects not only bilateral trade and diplomacy but also global stability, technology, and climate policy. The recent meeting between…
By Staff writer Photo courtesy: AP The planned meeting on October 30 in Busan between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping offers an opportunity to discuss and come up with concrete recommendations and solutions to pertinent issues which include tariffs, trade and US meddling in Taiwan affairs. The meeting is planned to take place on the…
China’s national legislature adopted on Friday a decision to designate Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration. Overseas observers believe that the designation, by underscoring the indisputable fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, will further consolidate the international community’s adherence to the one-China principle. The establishment of this commemorative day is…
By Staff writer This week, The United States and China, the world’s two largest economies announced they had reached a “basic consensus” in trade talks, covering export controls, tariffs on Chinese shipping, agriculture, and other issues. While the agreement raises hopes of de-escalation in the longstanding trade war, it also prompts critical questions: what does this mean for Africa, and…
By Gerald Mbanda Jingtong Express way east of Sihui- Chaoyang District Beijing: Source: Internet As the world’s second-largest economy, China’s path toward high-quality development during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–2025) is not only reshaping its domestic economy but also generating significant opportunities for global growth, cooperation, and sustainability. Unlike previous phases of rapid expansion driven mainly by low-cost manufacturing and exports,…
By Gerald Mbanda Since 2012, China has proposed four global initiatives: the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), and more recently, the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). These proposals represent China’s wisdom to addressing transnational challenges through multilateral cooperation and a shared future for humanity. Since their inception,…
By Gerald Mbanda A new fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy set sail on, Oct. 11, 2025 from a military port in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, to take over an escort mission from the previous fleet in the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia. (Photo by Liu Zaiyao/Xinhua) The deployment of China’s naval fleet to…
Members of the 26th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone perform the finger replantation surgery in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Oct. 3, 2025. (The 26th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone/Handout via Xinhua) The 26th batch of the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone has performed the West African country’s…
By Romina Khurshid Alam Employees use a drone to maneuver photovoltaic panels for installation on the roof of a coal shed in Ma’anshan, Anhui province, on May 5, 2025. ZHANG MINGWEI/FOR CHINA DAILY At September’s 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, one statement stood out among many during the week of debate: the…