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Chinese online retailer Temu is now the most downloaded app on both the Android and Apple stores in Nigeria thanks to a massive marketing campaign that has blanketed the West African country with promotions for low-cost products imported directly from China.
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Ghana’s Newly-elected President Wants to Quickly Resume Chinese-backed Infrastructure Development
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Wang Yi Issues First Comments on Syria Since Assad’s Fall
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made his first public remarks about the crisis in Syria on Friday, calling for a coordinated response to help civilians who have been displaced following the rebel assault that toppled the longtime dictator earlier this month. ...
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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Tension Brews in Indonesia Over Chinese Ceramics
This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. Chinese ceramics have long been a cornerstone of the intricate relationship ...
Beijing Launches Media Counterattack on Anniversary of South China Sea Tribunal Ruling
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China Says Wants to Facilitate Palestinian ‘Reconciliation’
China on Tuesday expressed willingness to facilitate "reconciliation" between rival Palestinian factions after Fatah said its officials would meet in Beijing this month with Hamas counterparts. Fatah's central committee deputy secretary general Sabri Saidam said Monday that the factions would meet ...
Letter From DC: Is Africa Holding Itself Back?
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Hamas and Palestinian Rivals Fatah to Meet in Beijing: Officials
Senior officials from the rival Palestinian groups Hamas, which is at war with Israel, and Fatah have agreed to meet in Beijing this month in a renewed bid for reconciliation, officials said Monday. Fatah sources said the Hamas delegation will be ...