Day: October 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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Lots Going on This Week in the China-Kenya Business Development Space
A new Kenya-China Chamber of Commerce (KCCC) launched this week in Nairobi to help foster closer ties between the local Chinese business community and Kenyan stakeholders. The new group will be led by the Nairobi business executive Tim Chen, who said the main purpose of the group is ...
Environmental activists from Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (WALHI) organization wearing orangutan masks unfurled banners and posters during the International Action Day of Protest Against Bank of China in Jakarta, Friday, March 1, 2019.(Photo by Aditya Irawan/NurPhoto) (Photo by Aditya Irawan / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
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Sicomines Wanted a Dialogue With Congolese Labor Advocates… And They Sure Got an Earful
The management at the embattled Sino-Congolese mining company Sicomines reached out to local labor activists for a dialogue about the working conditions at the Chinese-run joint venture. They got an earful last week, particularly from labor advocate Don ...
China’s Largest EV Battery Manufacturer Wants to Move Beyond Cobalt
While Chinese companies are investing billions of dollars to build new cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a broader effort to control the global electric vehicle battery market, they're also moving fast to develop new batteries that, in the future, won't rely ...
Biden Met With an African Leader Last Week, Didn’t Mention China by Name
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China Could Factor Into the U.S. Debate Over Duty-Free Trade with Ethiopia
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Beijing Responds to Media Reports that the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe is Paying $1,000 For Journalists to Write Anti-China Stories
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The Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu Seethes Over Taiwan’s Presence in Somaliland
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Burundi Takes Delivery of Its First Shipment of Chinese COVID Vaccines
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Tshisekedi Appears to Be Looking for an Exit to His Prolonged Standoff With Chinese Mining Companies
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