Day: October 28, 2019
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Community Leader Testified Before South Africa’s Equality Court That Anti-Chinese Speech Brought Back Memories of Apartheid
Community leaders from The Chinese Association (TCA) in South Africa appeared in court yesterday in Johannesburg to testify against 12 individuals who allegedly posted racially charged anti-Chinese comments. The case dates back to 2017 after the television documentary show Carte Blanche ...
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Tweet of the Day: Emmerson Mnangagwa Toured the Construction Site of Zimbabwe’s New Parliament That’s Being Built and Paid for by China
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who recently returned from months of medical care in China, toured the construction site of the new parliament building Harare that China is building and underwriting.
Russian, Chinese and South African Warships Docked in Cape Town Harbor Put on a Good Show
The visiting warships from China and Russia, along with South Africa's own vessels, were open to the public in Cape Town harbor for the past few days before they head out to sea for joint naval exercises that begin today. The ...
Q&A: The Powerful Political Optics of South Africa, China, and Russia Holding Joint Naval Exercises
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Summits in 2019 Provoke Populist Response: “Draw Close to Your African Leader and Scream at Him to Wake Up!
While major newspapers in Africa explore the geopolitical and strategic implications of the recent Russia-Africa summit and other international gatherings among the Japanese, Turks, Indians, and Americans this year, a very different conversation is taking place online. Voices like those ...
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China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on a Hormuz resolution at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
By Felix Brender 王哲謙 When China and Russia vetoed the UN Security Council’s Strait of Hormuz resolution on 7 April, after weeks of increasingly plaintive calls for Beijing to “do more” over Iran, a familiar argument resurfaced: if China wants the status ...
Summits in 2019 Provoke Populist Response: “Draw Close to Your African Leader and Scream at Him to Wake Up!
While major newspapers in Africa explore the geopolitical and strategic implications of the recent Russia-Africa summit and other international gatherings among the Japanese, Turks, Indians, and Americans this year, a very different conversation is taking place online. Voices like those ...
China’s UK Ambassador Pushes Back on US/EU Criticism of Beijing’s “No Strings Attached” Approach to African Development
It's not immediately clear what prompted Ambassador Liu Xiaoming to publish this Tweet as there was no visible critique or other reference that he was responding to in the feed. Ambassador ...
It’s Starting to Settle-In That Russia’s Coming Back to Africa. So What Does That Mean for Africa and Everyone Else?
With their leaders back from Russia, several of Africa's major newspapers devoted considerable space this weekend to digest the Russia-Africa summit and how does Moscow's resurgence on the continent complicate ties with other major powers, namely China and the U.S. ...
South Africa President Reflects on Russia Summit and Defends Chinese Lending Practices
In his regular email newsletter, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reflected on last week's inaugural Russia-Africa Summit and the changing geopolitical dynamics in Africa. Key Highlights from President Ramaphosa's Newsletter: "What we are ...
Zimbabwe Elephant Sale to China Sparks Outrage, Prompting New Set-Back for Chinese Public Diplomacy in Africa
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