Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 3, 2019. Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi here on Thursday, with both sides highlighting the importance of further strengthening bilateral ties. The Ethiopian government […] Read more
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told CNBC on Monday that U.S. tariffs are hurting China’s economy and Beijing’s ability to create jobs to stave off domestic disorder. The economic slowdown in China is a “big problem in their context of having a very big need to create millions of millions of jobs to hold down social […] Read more
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) holds talks with Senegalese Foreign Minister Sidiki Kaba in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 6, 2019. China is willing to work closely with Senegal to promote bilateral ties and China-Africa comprehensive strategic partnership, said visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday. During the meeting […] Read more
China’s lunar rover, Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, left the first ever “footprint” from a human spacecraft on the far side of the moon late at night on Thursday, after it separated from the lander smoothly. China’s lunar rover, Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, touches the lunar surface on Jan. 3, 2019. The rover touched the lunar […] Read more
President Xi Jinping on Wednesday said China must be and will be reunified, as he addressed a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Chinese mainland’s Message to Compatriots in Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the […] Read more
A heavy-duty truck transports containers at a foreign trade container terminal in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province By: EDITH MUTETHYA Panelists say they want to follow the country’s lead to build digital economy China, whose digital economy has experienced massive growth over the last decade, stands as a good model for Africa as the continent moves toward […] Read more
Soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) take part in a combat training in the Gobi desert in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China China’s armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of top brass on Friday. China is […] Read more
China’s cybersecurity police on Thursday announced a new campaign targeting websites and web applications that spread what they called “negative information” on the internet. The six-month crackdown officially started this month, according to a notice posted on the Cyberspace Administration of China’s website. During the clampdown, all websites, mobile phone apps, forums, instant messaging and […] Read more
Beijing has appointed a vice-minister of commerce to be its top official in Macau, in a move seen as the central government’s bid to strengthen economic ties with Portuguese-speaking nations amid an ongoing trade war with the United States. Commentators and lawmakers believe that the appointment of Fu Ziying as director of the central government’s […] Read more
Residents of Kowloon City where as many as 10,000 mainland day-trippers on cheap Hong Kong tours have disrupted local lives could soon get a respite after authorities on Thursday pledged to come down hard on illegal parking and unseemly foot traffic. The government will take action from next Wednesday to curb the long-running problems presented […] Read more
