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China’s New Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Meets Regional Ambassadors
Ethiopia's ambassador to China, Teshome Toga Chanaka, hosted a lunch of Horn of Africa ambassadors at Ethiopia House in Beijing. Also invited was Xue Bing, China's new Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, and Wu Peng, the PRC's top diplomat to Africa. ...
China’s Jumbled Positions on the Ukraine War Are Going to Complicate Its Diplomacy in Africa
China's newly appointed Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, formally began his new role last week just days before the Russian military began its assault on Ukraine. The timing couldn't have been worse for Xue who is already facing a steep learning ...
China Names Veteran Diplomat Xue Bing to Newly Created Role of Special Envoy For the Horn of Africa
The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that senior diplomat Xue Bing, most recently the ambassador to the South Pacific island state of Papua New Guinea (PNG), will be China's first Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa. Xue's appointment ...
New Research Aims to Debunk Misperceptions About Chinese Investment in Ethiopia
One of the common misperceptions about Chinese investment in Africa is there's no difference between state-owned and private companies. In many instances, they're referred to simply as "Chinese" companies without understanding that there are actually substantial differences among the various corporate actors that are now active in ...
Ethiopia’s Ambassador to China Stops by the China Africa Development Fund HQ in Beijing
Chinese infrastructure financing in Africa may be down sharply compared to a few years ago, but it hasn't stopped altogether. That might explain why Ethiopia's envoy to China, Teshome Toga, paid a visit to the offices of the China Africa Development Fund (CADF) to discuss infrastructure investment ...
5,600kgs of Ethiopian Coffee Sells Out in Just 5 Seconds on Alibaba’s Livestream
When Ethiopian ambassador to China Teshome Toga agreed to join online influencer Li Jiaqi on a livestream on Alibaba's mega e-shopping platform T-mall to sell Ethiopian coffee, he no doubt imagined that he would have to do a bit of promotion to help jumpstart sales. ...
Taking Stock of Wang Yi’s Tour of East Africa & Indian Ocean States
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back in Beijing after wrapping up the customary first overseas trip of the year that always begins in Africa. Wang spent almost a week visiting five nations in East Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean ...
China Wants to Play a Bigger Diplomatic Role in the Horn of Africa, Setting Up Potential Confrontation With the U.S.
It was a remarkable coincidence that both the United States and China announced the appointments of special envoys for Ethiopia... on the same day. The State Department on Thursday said it will replace Jeffrey Feltman after ...
Taking Stock of Wang Yi’s African Tour
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to East Africa and the Indian Ocean region is only halfway through, but it has already produced several interesting data points: In the first place, Wang made an oblique reference to China’s willingness to develop ...
Wang Yi’s Visit to Eritrea Was Symbolically Important But Produced Few Tangible Outcomes
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) wrapped up his brief visit to Eritrea on Wednesday by signing a broadly-worded joint statement with his counterpart Osman Saleh (right). The statement was largely boilerplate, with the usual references to "mutual support" and ...
Wang Yi Begins Week-long Africa Tour in Eritrea But You Wouldn’t Know It From Chinese State Media
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed in the Eritrean capital Asmara on Tuesday evening to kick off a three-nation, four-day Africa tour that also includes stops in Kenya and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean. Wang was greeted at the ...
Wang Yi Is on His Way Back to Africa
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will return to Africa on Tuesday. He will arrive in the Eritrean capital Asmara to begin a three-nation, four-day tour that will also take him to Kenya and the Indian Ocean island state of Comoros. The tour ...