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Published: August 02,2023 The Chinese peacekeeping troops march past the podium during the military parade at the medal-awarding ceremony. Photo by Xi Haichun  Chinese peacekeepers, which have been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the last 20 years, have helped the Congolese people safeguard peace and development, …

By Dang He Published: August 01,2023 The 31st FISU World University Games opened in Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province renowned for its giant panda. It draws thousands of student-athletes together to compete, to communicate and to cooperate with their kindred spirits. Energetic and dynamic student-athletes, impressive fireworks display, charming pieces of music, flaming …

Published: August 01,2023 Senior Colonel Tan Kefei, spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense. [Photo/mod.gov.cn] The Ministry of National Defense expressed strong opposition on Saturday to Japan’s 2023 Defense White Paper, which labeled China as Japan’s “unprecedented greatest strategic challenge”. The white paper claimed that China has significantly increased defense spending, …

Published: August 01,2023 Chinese doctors on Sunday provided much-needed services to about 240 workers at the Eastern Industry Zone (EIZ), about 40 km south of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. A total of 36 doctors from the 24th batch of the Chinese medical team in Ethiopia, the ninth batch …

Published: July 30,2023 China has always supported Burundi in many sectors, and is a contributor to the country’s socio-economic development, especially in terms of energy, a senior Burundian official has said. Burundi highly values China’s support for its energy sector and anticipates more cooperation with China in this area, Selemani Khamissi, permanent …

Published: July 30,2023 A Chinese envoy on Friday called on the UN Security Council to lift sanctions against certain African countries so as to improve their capacity for the protection of civilians.Host countries of UN peacekeeping operations shoulder the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians. UN peacekeeping operations should …

Published:July 29,2023  The Malawian government expects to increase exports to China to boost their economic and trade cooperation, a senior official has said. Malawi has been approved to export soya beans, dried beans and tea to China and the two sides are promoting the approval of other agricultural products such …

Published: July 26,2023 Gebeyehu Ganga, director general of the Asia and Pacific Directorate at the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks during the launch ceremony for a new book entitled “Africa-China Relations – Ethiopia as a Case Study” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on July 15, 2023.  (Xinhua/Wang Ping) A new book …

Published : July 10,2023 By Gerald Mbanda Xi’an city. Photo credit: @Gerald Mbanda I had an opportunity to visit Xi’an city this summer and the experience was thrilling. The city is clean, green with wide roads. It is the capital of Shaanxi Province in central China once known as Chang’an …

Published: July 08,2023 Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwacommissioned a Chinese-built lithium processing plant at a mine in Goromonzi District, some 40 km east of the capital Harare. The plant at one of the world’s largest hard rock lithium resources, the Arcadia Lithium Mine, was constructed by the Chinese firm Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd from May 2022 …