Day: August 18, 2021
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The Vice Minister of China's powerful Commerce Ministry, Qian Keming, said Beijing will open its market to more African goods in an effort to redress the severe trade imbalances that China maintains with most African countries. Qian ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Addressed Hundreds of African Stakeholders at the “Local FOCAC” Conference
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Translation: Wu Jiangtao’s Lesson For Other Chinese Entrepreneurs in Africa
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Gyude Moore Reflects on Hichilema’s Victory in Zambia and Why China is Calling in Its Loans in Kenya
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The Impossibility of Learning from Afghanistan
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