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30Sep/23

Arabic Edition of Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights Launched in Cairo

On September 27 local time, the launch ceremony for the Arabic edition of Xi Jinping: On Respecting and Protecting Human Rights and the seminar on “Advancing Development Through Cooperation and Promoting Human Rights Through Development” was held in Cairo, capital of Egypt. The event was hosted by the China International Communications Group (CICG) and co-organized by the Foreign Languages Press and the CICG Center for Western Europe and Africa. Around 100 representatives from the political, academic, cultural, media, publishing, and other communities of China, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Morocco, and the Arab League attended the event. Continue reading

05Sep/23

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Africa a one way street?

Sept. 5, 2023 /Africa Business/ — China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a vast infrastructure project that aims to connect Asia, Africa, and Europe through a network of railways, roads, ports, and other infrastructure. The initiative has been praised by some for its potential to boost economic development in Africa, but it has also been criticized for being a one-way street that benefits China more than Africa. Continue reading

26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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