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Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China stands ready to work with Tanzania to closely synergize their development strategies, deliver more solid outcomes in their comprehensive cooperative partnership, and contribute to the building of the China-Africa community with a shared future. Xi made the remarks in a telephone conversation …

MA XUEJING/CHINA DAILY Editor’s Note: The Chinese people have always attached great importance to education. In the 20th century, China has gone through a long, arduous journey from one-teacher schools to world-class universities and achieved excellence in different fields including science and technology. What will China’s future education journey be like? …

The Artemisia Annua Germplasm Resources Bank in Rong’an County, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2019. The facility is home to more than 1,000 types of Artemisia Annua, or sweet wormwood, a herb employed in Chinese traditional medicine. The plant seeds are stored at temperatures of minus 80 …

African environment ministers have pledged to rally behind efforts to accelerate a green and inclusive economic recovery to boost economies and social systems in the continent amid COVID-19 related shocks. The ministers said in a joint statement recently issued in Nairobi at the end of a virtual summit that promoting …

By: Mweusi Karake According to the African Union schedule, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will commence trading on the 1st of January 2021. As per the press release from the African Union released on Sunday 6th December 2020, the Heads of State and Government have underscored the urgent …

There will always be differences between China and the United States, but none of those justify confrontation and war, cold or hot, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said in Washington on Thursday in his first comments on bilateral relations after Joe Biden became president-elect. Cui, who has been …

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have announced the launch of a new alliance to guide action on misleading information about the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. MatshidisoMoeti, WHO regional director for Africa said the launch of Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), will boost efforts to eradicate rampant disinformation that …

Wang Yi, a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Friday put forward four-point proposals to help Africa pull through difficulties as COVID-19 pandemic deeply affects the politics and economic and social development of African countries. Wang made the remarks at a high-level meeting on cooperation between the United Nations …

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday showed photos of the first Chinese national flag on the moon. The photo was taken with the flag on board the Chang’e-5 lander vehicle before the ascender blasted off from the moon, marking another proud, inspiring moment in the memories of the …

China’s efforts to alleviate poverty over the last few decades are praiseworthy and set a good example for other countries, a South African expert told Xinhua recently. “Their goal of poverty reduction is outstanding, an excellent approach,” said Garth Shelton, associate professor at the University of the Witwatersrand who wrote …