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Why the US and China Trade Truce Matters for Africa
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…
China’s High-Quality Development: Shared Opportunities for the World
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,…
Chinese and African Scholars to hold a virtual seminar on China’s Four Global Initiatives
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,…
China’s Naval fleet to the Gulf of Aden: APeace Mission under the Global Security Initiative
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…
Chinese medical team performs Sierra Leone’s first finger replantation
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…
China leads by example on Global South climate action
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…
President Xi Jinping’s Keynote at Global Leaders’ Meeting assurance of his Commitment to Women’s Empowerment
By Gerald Mbanda President Xi Jinping is set to attend and deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women, scheduled to be held in Beijing from October 13 to 14, Oct, 2025. This high-level event, bringing together heads of state, policymakers, and global influencers, comes at a pivotal time when the…
China appreciates South Africa’s move to relocate Taiwan institution
Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, speaks to journalists in Beijing, China, June 23, 2025. /VCG China appreciates the South African government’s resolute advancement of the relocation process for a Taiwan institution in South Africa, and believes that Taiwan authorities’ attempt to counter the international consensus on the one-China principle by weaponizingsemiconductors is bound to…
Chinese workers help build Egypt’s new landmark
A worker works at a construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 5, 2025. (Photo by Li Binghong/Xinhua). As many Chinese families were celebrating the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, a group of Chinese builders were working on the Central Business District (CBD)…
Botswana’s Francistown mayor commends Chinese community’s contribution
Mayor of Francistown Gaone Majere has commended the Chinese community and the Chinese medical team in Botswana’s second largest city for their contribution to the local economic and social development. Speaking at an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival held in Francistown on Sunday, Majere praised the Chinese community and businessmen for their efforts to tackle unemployment in the city. He invited…