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What is China’s position on settling armed conflicts around the world?

By Gerald Mbanda An Israel battle tank is positioned along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on Jan. 17. Photo credit:  Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images hide caption  Armed conflicts are part of the global security threats which not only kill innocent lives but also disrupt economies and …

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24 years of FOCAC, the long march is still on: Why Africa is attracted to China

Published : November 22,2024 “Think of the Long March; if you feel tired, think of our revolutionary forebears. The message has been drilled into us so that we can accomplish any goal set before us by the party because nothing compares in difficulty with what they did. Decades after the …

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BRICS Summit in Kazan about equity, shared development and global peace

Published: October 22,2024 By Gerald Mbanda The 16th Summit of the BRICS countries is going on in the Kazan city of Russia from 22 to 24 October 2024 is expected to bring together leaders from member countries. The leaders will meet to deliberate on “strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development …

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Chinese military Modernization not a threat to any country

Published: October 09,2024 By Gerald Mbanda In a recent article published by Seth G. Jones in the foreign affairs.com, a United Stated news website owned by the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR), with the title, “China Is Ready for War,” seems to be intended to sound war drums, where there …

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China-Rwanda Relations: Pragmatic Partners

Published: October 07,2024 By Claudine Ukubereyimfura Rwanda’s journey of reconstruction following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi has been marked by strong efforts to forge international partnerships to rebuild the country. Among the most transformative of these partnerships is the one with China. From being the first country to reopen …

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China at 75 years: Inspiring lessons for Africa

Published: October 02,2024 By Gerald Mbanda On 1st October, China celebrated the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. In this period of 75 years, China has moved from one of the poorest countries in the world to the second largest economy in the world and …

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Importance of FOCAC to Africa

Published : September 30,2024 By George Nsamba The recent Forum for Africa China Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that was held from September 4 to 6, 2024 in Beijing- China, is just one of those meetings scheduled to be held every three years. The attendance at this meeting is evidence of the importance that FOCAC has for Africa. Apart from delegates from China, …

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In China, the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates Family reunion

Published : September 17,2024 By Staff reporter Across China millions of people have been travelling from places of work and study to go and celebrate with their families during the Mid-Autumn holidays. It is also a period of celebrating harvest. Mid-autumn festival is also known as the Mooncake festival as …

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China and Rwanda deepen bilateral relations and practical cooperation

Published: September 11,2024 By staff Reporter Photo @ U. Mike.  China and Rwanda deepened bilateral relations and practical cooperation while China-Rwanda relationship was elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership. In a press briefing on Tuesday by the Chinese ambassador to Rwanda H.E Wang Xuekun at the Chinese embassy office in Kigali, ambassador …

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FOCAC: A platform for shared Development and Modernization  

Published: September 10,2024 By Gerald Mbanda During the FOCAC 2024 Summit in Beijing, China announced that the overall characterization of China-Africa relations has been elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era and a blueprint for future cooperation was jointly established. For the next three years, China announced 10 …

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