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Anti-Chinese Xenophobia Erupts in South Africa After Chinese-Born ANC MP Sworn Into Office
Naturalized South African-citizen Xiaomei Havard’s swearing-in last week to become an ANC member of parliament sparked a strong backlash online under the hashtags #SArejectsXiaomeiHavard and #PutSouthAfricansFirst. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Get …
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China’s Engagement in Africa Becomes Focal Point at Linda Thomas- Greenfield’s Confirmation Hearing to Become U.S. Envoy to the UNLinda Thomas-Greenfield (photo), President Biden’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, came under criticism on Wednesday during her confirmation hearing, for a speech she made in 2019 at a now-closed Confucius Institute in Savannah, Georgia. Republican senators argued the speech was …
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If/When Two Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Get Approval From WHO, Demand From Developing Countries Likely to IncreaseTwo Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines made by Sinopharm and Sinovac are now under evaluation by the World Health Organization to receive the highly prized prequalification (PQ) status. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Get a daily email packed with …
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Black Market Chinese COVID-19 Vaccines Poses a Significant Threat to China’s Vaccine Push in Developing CountriesNews that Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines were smuggled into the Philippines sparked concern around the world that the already thriving black market trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals will inevitably extend to the coronavirus vaccine. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, …
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Chinese State Media Isn’t Taking Vaccine Criticism Very WellQuestions about the efficacy of Chinese vaccines and whether China and India have engaged in a form of “vaccine rivalry” really seem to have gotten under the skin of China’s bombastic national tabloid Global Times. In fact, they seem downright hurt by the critiques and …
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Desperate to Source COVID Vaccines, Developing Countries Jostle to Buy Chinese JabsSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa gave voice yesterday to the growing concern in developing countries about wealthy states hoarding COVID-19 vaccines. In his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Ramaphosa accused rich countries of acquiring as much as four …
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A New Piece of Equipment in Zambia Will “Help China Get Rid of Its Over-Reliance of Imported Australian Iron Ores”An article in today’s Global Times newspaper, one of China’s more bombastic nationalist tabloids, provides a glimpse into how determined Chinese officials are to “decouple” their trade with Australia, especially in the hugely valuable iron sector. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 …
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Amid a Worsening Debt Crisis, Kenya Struggles to Finance New Infrastructure and All Those Useless “White Elephants”The Kenyan government, like a lot of African governments, is struggling to find the right balance between continuing to pay for badly-needed new infrastructure while at the same time servicing its enormous debts for older projects — many of which are now so-called “white elephants” …
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New Map of the Belt & Road Reveals a Much More Intricate Chinese Trading NetworkA trio of scholars in China recently published an academic paper in the Journal of Contemporary China that included a much more detailed map of China’s Belt & Road trade routes in Asia than previously available. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, …
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China’s FM Spokesman Tries to Cool Tensions Over Reports of “Vaccine Rivalry” With IndiaThe Chinese government appears to be moving to de-escalate tensions with India over reports that the two Asian powers are increasingly engaged in a so-called “vaccine rivalry” related to the distribution of COVID-19 jabs to developing countries around the world. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 …