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 …
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S. African expert says China’s efforts to alleviate poverty set good example
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 …
Read More »Multilateralism is essential for world progress
By Colin Speakman SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY Chinese leaders have been involved in a swathe of group meetings, mainly by video conferencing, this month, representing important opportunities for multilateral cooperation. These have ranged from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization through to the 12th BRICS summit, the APEC inter-governmental forum and topped off …
Read More »Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 2.21 million: Africa CDC
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,215,216 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Friday. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood …
Read More »UN General Assembly president calls for joint efforts to fight “infodemic”
“Aside from the virus and its impacts, another adversary has been plaguing our response: misinformation and disinformation. COVID-19 is a communications crisis. It is not simply a pandemic. It is an ‘infodemic.’ And this has cost lives,” said UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir. UN General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir …
Read More »Chinese embassy donates desks, chairs to girls’ school in Rwanda
Chinese Embassy in Rwanda on Wednesday handed over 333 sets of desks and chairs to FAWE Girls’ School in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, to help its students keep physical distancing so as to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support education development in the nation. The donation, worth …
Read More »South Africa assumes monthly presidency of UN Security Council
This is South Africa’s second presidency during its two-year (2019-2020) elected term on the UN Security Council. December will also be the country’s final month on the council during its current term. South Africa on Tuesday assumed the rotating monthly presidency of the United Nations Security Council. During the month, …
Read More »China says its military modernization not targeted at any country
Ren Guoqiang, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, criticized a Japanese report for making groundless comments on China’s national defense and military modernization. Questioned about the “China Security Report 2021” released by Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies in mid-November, Ren Guoqiang noted at a press conference that …
Read More »China has built more infrastructure in Africa in two decades than the West has in centuries
Where is the European or American equivalent/alternative to China’s BRI? Where is it? If Chinese loans are deceptive and are a trap and are wrong – where are the Western alternatives? How come our “shared” values do not exclude building our infrastructure? As deputy chief of staff to Liberian President …
Read More »Peking University and the story of love for books
I came across this story from my favorite University in China – Peking University, talking about the love of books by Prof. Xu Xianglin a political scholar at the school of Government. I found the story inspiring and worth sharing for those who have the passion to seek for knowledge …
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