Published: July 14,2023 Dr. Hanane Thamik With the theme of “Mission and Responsibility of Friendship Organizations in the New Era: Building People-to-People Bonds Together”, the 2023 Sichuan “Belt and Road” International Non-governmental Friendship Organization Exchange Conference opened in Chengdu on June 25. More than 50 people from along the “Belt …
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Published : July 10,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Xi’an city. Photo credit: @Gerald Mbanda I had an opportunity to visit Xi’an city this summer and the experience was thrilling. The city is clean, green with wide roads. It is the capital of Shaanxi Province in central China once known as Chang’an …
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The China-Africa Youth Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Held in Changsha Published: July 05,2023 The China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Innovation Demonstration Park in Changsha, Hunan Province (COURTESY PHOTO) The promising future of China-Africa cooperation cannot be accomplished without the innovation and creativity of youth. Themed “Stimulate Enterprising Spirit …
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Published: July 03,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Shanghai City. Photo credit. @Gerald Mbanda I have been to China for a ten days visit that took me to the cities of Shanghai, Hangzhou, XI’an and Beijing. It is difficult to know that these cities were once in a lockdown and everything came to a standstill …
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Published: June 28,2023 China has pledged to strengthen cooperation with the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, in capacity building, trade, infrastructure development and other fields, the regional bloc said in a statement Tuesday. Chinese ambassador to Tanzania Chen Mingjian said that China, as the world’s largest developing country, …
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Published: June 26,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. Graduation ceremony, June 20, 2023. Photo credit. @ Gerald Mbanda On June 20th, I was in Shanghai with my family where we attended a graduation ceremony at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE). The reason for our presence was that …
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Published: June 23,2023 By Staff writer As US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken concluded his visit to China political analysts question whether the visit gives hope for renewed cooperation between the US and China. The US Secretary of State said he had traveled to China to “strengthen high-level challenges of communication, to make …
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Published: June 20,2023 By Gerald Mbanda China’s whole process of people’s democracy I would say is a concept of people centred governance where the people participate in all issues like pertaining to the governance of the country like elections, decision making, democratic consultations and more. The people participate in identifying the best approach and …
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Published: June 14,2023 By staff writer Author William Blum, in his book, “Rogue State AGuide to the World’s Only Superpower,” narrates the involvement of CIA in the arrest of Nelson Mandela by the Apartheid regime in Africa. Chapter 23 of the book takes you through the job of an undercover CIA agent who tipped off the …
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Published: June 12,2023 By Mweusi Karake Apartments built for poor families relocated from mountainous areas in Guizhou-southwest region of China. The occupants are also given job to sustain them. Photo courtesy: @ Gerald Mbanda, Nov. 2019 Sixty years ago China was as poor as most African countries. Some African countries like, Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda had …
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