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Sorry South Africa, China’s Not Going to Finance a New Joburg-Durban High-Speed Railway
Chen Xiaodong, China’s ambassador to South Africa, recently caused a small flurry of press coverage by seeming to imply that China could be moving towards funding a high-speed rail link between SA’s economic heartland, Gauteng, and Durban, its most important harbor. ...
Scholars, Diplomats in South Africa Discuss the Future of Africa-China Ties
The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) together with the Chinese embassy in Pretoria hosted an online forum last week that featured discussions among Chinese diplomats, including Ambassador Chen Xiaodong, and scholars from both China and Africa to discuss the future of ties between the two ...
China’s Ambassador to South Africa is Putting Himself in the Middle of the COVID Origin Dispute With the U.S.
China's ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, is emerging as a key voice in the bitter dispute with the United States over the origins of COVID-19. The ambassador has steadily escalated his critiques of the U.S. for its claim that the ...
Chinese Diplomats in Africa Are Increasingly Using Their Twitter Accounts to Amplify Anti-U.S. Propaganda
Ambassador Chen Xiaodong in Pretoria is among China's most senior and high-profile diplomats in Africa. Like many of his peers across the continent, he's turning to Twitter to relay anti-U.S. propaganda produced by Chinese state media. On Tuesday, ...
If the U.S. is Going to Criticize China For Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang, Beijing’s South African Envoy is Going to do The Same Over American Police Brutality Against Black People
China's Ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, is apparently keen to raise awareness about police brutality against Black people in the United ...
Chen Xiaodong Is as Much an Ambassador for the Chinese Communist Party as He Is for the Chinese Government
China's new ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, led a webinar discussion this week that highlighted the dual role that Chinese envoys play abroad: to represent both the Chinese state and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). They're not the same thing.
It’s Official, Chen Xiaodong is Now China’s Ambassador to South Africa
Chen Xiaodong officially became China's ambassador to South Africa on Sunday, when he presented his credentials to President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria. Newly-named envoys from Finland, Botswana, Ukraine, Pakistan, Sudan, and Sweden also presented their credentials yesterday.
Chinese Envoy Pushes Back Against U.S. Criticism of Chinese Lending Practices in Africa
China's ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, took a swipe at U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien's recent accusations that Chinese loans to African governments are predatory. Even though the event where O'Brien made the comments took place ...
In One of His First Public Appearances as China’s New Ambassador to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong Reaffirms Beijing’s Commitment to African Infrastructure Development
China's newly-arrived envoy to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, made one of his first public appearances on Tuesday in a webinar organized by the South African Institute of International Affairs. Speaking from the embassy in Pretoria, Ambassador Chen spoke for about thirty minutes at the beginning of the ...
China Sends a Heavy Hitter To Be Its New Ambassador To South Africa
China's ambassador-designate to South Africa, Chen Xiaodong, arrived at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg yesterday to start his tour as Beijing's sixth envoy to Pretoria. Chen's appointment to the post reaffirms Beijing's view that South Africa remains its most important ...