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China Critic Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail After Landmark Hong Kong Trial

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending the city's biggest national security case thathas fueled global concerns about Beijing's clampdown ...

Senior Kenyan Diplomat Visits Beijing as Nairobi Deepens Development Talks With China

Kenya's Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing'Oei, is in Beijing this week for talks with senior Chinese development and finance officials. Sing'Oei's first stop on Monday was at the headquarters of the China-Africa Development Fund, where he met with senior ...

Ghana Joins China-Backed International Mediation Body

Ghana is the newest member of the Chinese-initiated International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). Ambassador Kojo Bonsu on Tuesday signed on as a founding member of the Hong Kong-based international mediation body that now includes 38 other countries. The IOMed launched last ...

China Drives Nearly a Third of South Africa’s Import Tax Revenue

South Africa’s latest tax data underscores just how central China has become to the country’s trade and fiscal base. Figures released by the South African Revenue Service show that Chinese imports accounted for 30.9% of total import tax revenue, exceeding the ...

Cambodia Defends Deportation of Alleged Chinese Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi

Cambodia publicly defended its decision to deport alleged cybercrime boss Chen Zhi to China, pushing back against questions over due process and sovereignty as scrutiny of the country’s sprawling scam-center economy intensifies. Officials said Chen’s expulsion was carried out on clear ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

Confusing Developments in “Development”

This week I’m in Brussels, where I took part in a workshop on how the EU should shape its development strategy in response to China’s global influence.
I have joked in the past that it feels like I’ve attended this same ‘EU, Africa, and External Development Partners’ conference for ten years straight. 

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China Orders Banks and Commerce to Boost Consumption

China orders banks and commerce officials to work more closely to boost consumption, directing coordination between financial institutions and commerce agencies as part of a domestic demand push. Consumption has been positioned as a core focus of economic planning under ...

Mexico Approves Measure Raising Tariffs on Chinese Imports

Mexican lawmakers on Wednesday backed a measure to raise tariffs on goods from China and other countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, despite strong pushback from Beijing. The move, spearheaded by President Claudia Sheinbaum and approved by the ...

Malaysia Says Search for Long-Missing Flight MH370 to Resume

By Isabelle Leong The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the plane disappeared. The nation's Transport Minister, Anthony ...

An Exhibition of ‘Civilizations’ in Beijing, and the Narrative China Is Quietly Writing

By Felix Brender 王哲謙 The Where Civilizations Meet exhibition at Beijing’s National Museum of China drew to a close this month. Showcasing artifacts from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, it was, at least on the surface, a celebration ...

Japan Warns Citizens in China Over Safety Amid Taiwan Row

Japan has warned its citizens in China to be careful of their surroundings and to avoid big crowds amid a diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. The escalating spat has already seen Beijing advise Chinese citizens to ...

China Aims to Balance Development of Imports and Exports

China must strive for the "balanced development" of imports and exports, its commerce minister, Wang Wentao, said Friday, a day after meetings on the country's future policy priorities concluded in Beijing. The four days of closed-door discussions began on Monday and ...

China’s Manufacturing Dominance Leave Developing Nations With Fewer Paths to Grow

Senior members of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) are gathering this week in Beijing for their annual plenum where they are going to put the finishing touches on the country's next year five year plan (FYP). This will be the 15th ...
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