Early Wednesday morning, Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed” after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile West African nation. Keita appeared calm as he appeared in a state television broadcast after midnight to …
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South Africa’s economy faces uncertain future
Editor’s Note:The world faces huge challenges during the global spread of COVID-19, and maybe even greater ones when it is over. Here, in the 18th part of a series titled “One World, One Fight”, we look at how countries can work together to fight the virus and meet the challenges …
Read More »The campaign to crush Huawei is the new Opium War
Editor’s note: Tom Fowdy is a British political and international relations analyst and a graduate of Durham and Oxford universities. He writes on topics pertaining to China, the DPRK, Britain and the U.S. The article reflects the author’s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. On August 17, as …
Read More »The US Plot to Undermine China-Liberia and China-Africa Friendly Cooperation Dooms to Fail
Recently, the Embassy of the United States in Liberia posted a message on its Facebook account and “African Star” website. It warns African countries, including Liberia, not to use Chinese technology, claims that China’s aid has caused a huge “debt trap” for African countries, and accuses China of “stealing” American …
Read More »Xi concept on ecology helps guide world
When President Xi returned to Yucun during an inspection tour of Zhejiang province in March, he again underlined the fundamental importance of ecological conservation in the country’s sustainable development. He said that “the environment itself means the economy. If you protect the environment, you will receive rewards from the environment”. …
Read More »Sudan, Egypt stress necessity of reaching binding deal on Nile Dam
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok speaks at a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly (not in the picture) in Khartoum, Sudan, on Aug. 15, 2020. Sudan and Egypt on Saturday reiterated importance of reaching a binding agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) with commitment to …
Read More »Chinese COVID-19 vaccine shows promising trial results: study
An inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by China is safe and generates an immune response, according to data from clinical trials published in The Journal of the American Medical Association this week. The research paper provided an interim analysis of the phase-1 and phase-2 clinical trials of an inactivated COVID-19 …
Read More »Huawei sows its technology seeds in African market
The US opposition to Huawei 5G technologies coupled with recent ban by the UK go beyond the so-called security threats to their national securities. The opposition to Huawei including TikTok social media platform has become part of the latest China-US diplomatic spat. The crisis has escalated into a tit-for-tat between …
Read More »China offers great lessons to Africa on Poverty Alleviation
This year, China will win the war against extreme poverty, leading to building a moderately prosperous society, and a crucial step towards realizing the Chinese Dream. In just a period of 7 years from 2012 to the end of last year 2019, extreme poverty in China fell from 98.99million to …
Read More »Why accusing China of delaying global response to COVID-19 isn’t fair
Editor’s note: The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized China for its response to COVID-19. Recently, U.S. HHS Secretary Alex Azar, during his controversial visit to Taiwan, once again berated China for “choosing not to work with the world on dealing with the pandemic.” Such comments have become overused tactics in …
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