Day: January 4, 2021
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Senegal’s Official News Agency Confirms FOCAC Dates
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One of China’s Most Powerful Political Leaders, Wang Yang, Meets Separately With Legislators From Brazzaville and Kinshasa
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China Merchants Group Exporting Its Shekou Model of Port-industrial Development to Africa
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Chile's outgoing President Gabriel Boric greets president-elect Jose Antonio Kast during an army-change-of-command ceremony, where the Commander in Chief of the Army, General Javier Iturriaga hands over the command to General Pedro Varela, in Santiago, Chile, March 9, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza
A political transition is underway in Chile this week. President-elect José Kast will be sworn in on Wednesday, and Chile’s long-standing commercial relationship with China will be put to the test. Just days before the inauguration, a dispute about a Chinese submarine cable project ...
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China Outlines Three Priorities For Its Ties With Africa in 2021
The Chinese government is laying out the key themes that will be discussed at the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation leaders' summit that is scheduled to be held sometime this year in Dakar, Senegal. In an interview with Xinhua ahead of ...
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Begins 5-Nation Africa Tour
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin a five-nation African tour on Monday in Nigeria in what's now a 30-year old custom of Beijing's top diplomat always starting the year with a visit to the continent. After Nigeria, Wang will fly ...
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