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What Does China Really Mean When It Says “African Solutions For African Problems?”
China's top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, tweeted on Friday a version of Beijing's longstanding mantra "African Solutions for African Problems." The origins of that concept, at least in the Chinese context, are actually grounded in Asia where President Xi Jinping emphasized "Asia for Asians" early ...
Misinformation About South African Teacher’s Mysterious Death in Shanghai and Unsubstantiated Reports About Chinese Missiles in Zimbabwe
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Does the Shanghai Outbreak Change China’s Image as a Global Public Health Leader?
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State of the BRI and the Messy Politics of a “Just Climate Transition”
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Chinese Miner Sinomine Announces Pivot Away from Zambia, Citing Debt Crisis
The Chinese mineral exploration and mining company Sinomine (aka China Mining Resources Group) announced on Tuesday that it’s withdrawing from a mining and construction contract with the Zambian government because of Zambia’s debt crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The company released ...
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A Lot Has Changed in China-Africa Relations But Not Beijing’s Passion to Build Stadiums
China improving its image in Africa by building sports stadiums is one of the hoariest cliches of Africa-China relations, but that doesn't mean it's not true. This week, Wu Peng, China's top diplomat for Africa highlighted a whopping eight stadium renovation projects in ...
A Small African Trade Show in China Highlights Some Very Big Trends
The "Quality African Goods" (非洲好物) shopping festival kicked off on Thursday as part of a larger two-week e-commerce bonanza organized by a group of provincial governments together with China's Ministry of Commerce. The African portion of the event is relatively small ...