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China, Africa support each other in fight against COVID-19

China and Africa have been supporting and helping each other in the fight against COVID-19 since its outbreak, which will enhance long-term health cooperation between China and Africa. At the height of China’s battle against the disease, Africa urgently sent needed medical supplies and warm messages to its Asian friend. …

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Xi Jinping’s remarks on China’s opening-up

The 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is kicking off in a few days. As one of China’s three leading exhibition platforms for China’s opening-up, this year’s event has become especially significant as it will be China’s first major exhibition at national level to be held offline …

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First Chinese public school outside China opens in Dubai

DUBAI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese School Dubai (CSD), the first Chinese full-time public school outside China, has opened in Dubai. The non-profit CSD, inaugurated on Tuesday, covers 12-year basic education from primary to high school, with a planned enrollment of 800 students. About 200 pupils were already enrolled on …

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Britain urged to stay friendly with China

It is not in the best interests of the United Kingdom to have a foreign policy toward China based on “strong ideology with a limited regard to facts and an active dislike of communism and internationalism”, supported by the right wingers in the United States and centrist politicians in Britain, …

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Akinwumi Adesina sworn in as AfDB President for second term

Akinwumi Adesina was officially sworn in as the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for a second term in a virtual ceremony held at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Adesina was unanimously reelected as AfDB president on August 27, the final day of the 2020 Annual Meetings …

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Istanbul Airport implements the Chinese Friendly Airport initiative

Istanbul Airport has recently launched a full-scale “Chinese Friendly Airport” project. A series of measures are in place to make Chinese travelers feel at home when at the airport, according to airport officials. The China project will offer dedicated check-in islands for China flights, digital welcome activity on boarding bridges …

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China stresses win-win for Chinese, US firms

China welcomes US companies to continue expanding their investment in the country and supports the strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation by firms from both sides, a senior government official said. Ning Jizhe, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the two sides can cooperate in a wide range …

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Sino-African cooperation on manufacturing, infrastructure after virus

The narrative of a rising Africa will remain a pipedream as long as there is no industrialization and manufacturing. To this effect on Aug 18 to 19, the Africa Policy Institute (API)-Nairobi in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Kenya co-hosted a …

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WHO cautions Kenya against easing COVID-19 containment measures

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday cautioned Kenya against relaxing measures aimed at containing the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO said in a statement issued in Nairobi that the decline in the number of total confirmed symptomatic and asymptomatic cases in the last three weeks is not an indication that there …

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How Belt and Road helps global recovery amid COVID-19 pandemic

In the first half of 2020, China-Europe freight trips rose 36 percent year-on-year to 5,122, transporting 3.67 million pieces and 27,000 tons of anti-pandemic materials to European countries, including Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Poland and Hungary. -With strict protective measures, overseas Chinese workers are joining hands with their local colleagues …

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