Opinions

African leaders and experts spoke highly of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s remarks at the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 on Wednesday, hailing achievements of China-Africa cooperation in fighting the pandemic. In his remarks, Xi called on China and Africa to defeat the novel coronavirus with solidarity and cooperation. …

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and Africa to defeat the novel coronavirus with solidarity and cooperation. The two sides should work together to build a China-Africa community of health for alla China-Africa community of health for all and take their comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership to …

In the May 28, 2020, opinion column of the Guardian, there was a piece by one Abdul Rafiu with the title: “The Chinese are here”. This piece is a response to the write-up, not necessarily because it is worth responding to but because it falls within the growing spat of …

This is a continuation of our previous editorial on what Africa can learn from China. China used its natural resources and human capital, to build a very ambitious industrial base; African leadership to a large extent used its natural resources to build individual families or cliques. Sub-Saharan Africa for example …

What many people particularly in Africa don’t seem to appreciate is that Contemporary China is just above 70 years, having been created in the year 1949, after 4 years of war of liberation. On 1st October 1949, Chairman of the central government Mao Zedong; proclaimed the founding of the Peoples’ …

Ethiopia’s parliament has approved allowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stay one more year in office after elections planned for August were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The upper house voted on Wednesday to decide whether to extend the terms of federal and regional lawmakers and the executive branch …

Since the 2014 Occupy Central movement, the reputation of Hong Kong police has fallen sharply from “Asia’s finest” to “riot police,” as the shadow of police brutality haunts the 30,000-member police force. Some so-called liberal media outlets and Western politicians were at the forefront of those who accused Hong Kong …

  China is now on its way to recovering from the COVID-19 crisis and is ready to share its experience with the rest of the world. A white paper “Fighting COVID-19: China in Action” was published on Sunday detailing the country’s efforts in containing the infectious disease, while keeping society …

The year 2020 marks the 13th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Malawi. The past 12 years have witnessed healthy and rapid development of China-Malawi relations. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on December 28, 2007, the political trust between the two countries has been continuously …

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to strengthen public health system in China to better protect people’s lives and health, as the country, with steady economic and social life recovery, is shifting to COVID-19 regular prevention and control. In a meeting with officials, scholars and scientists in Beijing, …