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As the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing from September 4 to 6 this year, Xie Yanshen, president of overseas Chinese Association in Togo, shared his observations during his trips to African countries in an exclusive interview with China News Service.
Hunan's trade with Africa dates back over 1,000 years, when exquisite porcelain from ancient Changsha kilns was exported to Africa via the Maritime Silk Road. Today, Changsha's ties with Africa have flourished into deeper trade cooperation.
Mwangi Wachira, former economist at the World Bank and advisor to the Government of Kenya, and Paul Frimpong, executive director and Senior Research Fellow of the Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory, were invited to share their insights on China-Africa cooperation during exclusive interviews with China News Network.
"There is a long history of Africa and China supporting each other", said Foreign Minister Yassine Fall of Senegal, the incumbent African co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the 2024 FOCAC summit.
The launching ceremony of the 2024 Chinese Investment in Africa Report was held in Beijing on Friday ahead of the upcoming FOCAC summit, scheduled to take place from Sept. 4 to 6. Before the ceremony kicked off, Mwangi Wachira, former economist at the World Bank and advisor to the Government of Kenya, was invited to an interview with China News Network.
Shi Yonghong, vice-president of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, told China Daily in an exclusive interview that under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation, the European Union will conduct in-depth investigations into local investments in industries that it suspects of receiving foreign subsidies.
The Communist Party of China convened the third plenary session of its 20th Central Committee in July in Beijing. Erik Solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General, said in an interview with China News Network regarding the topics addressed at the third plenary session.
Recently, the British news magazine The Economist published an article criticizing “the use of archaeology as a weapon by the Chinese government” in the context of the archaeological excavation at the Mo'er Temple Site in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. This article reflects the common bias of the Western world towards the Chinese archaeological community.
The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened its third plenary session in Beijing from July 15 to 18. Several international dignitaries and experts had interviews previously, regarding topics such as Chinese modernization and China's green development.
“I do believe that China is going the right way,” said Thierry Laurent, chairman of the Climate Change Working Group, French Foreign Trade Advisors China Committee, in an exclusive interview regarding the topics addressed at the third plenary session.
"China has the best brains in the world in many ways," Nijs believed. Despite the challenges in building an ecological civilization, he asserted that with persistent efforts, the goals can be achieved.
"I see through how Chinese technology is helping. It's making a difference in New Zealand already," noted Brett Raymond O'Riley, then chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association.
China's economy is still in a post-pandemic recovery stage, with production indicators in January and February showing positive trends.Despite strong resilience in the US and European economies this year, their growth is expected to slow in the next one to two years, impacting China's exports.
"The CPC is the largest communist party in the world today," Nepal's Former Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal noted, "and it's the (reason) why within 30 or 40 years of time China has now become one of the most powerful economies in the world."
“I think that the friendship between New Zealand and China has existed for many years,” said Brett Raymond O'Riley, chief executive of New Zealand’s Employers & Manufacturers Association (EMA), in an interview with China News Network.
If the U.S. imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) is nothing more than a bluff, it would be detrimental for the EU to tag along.
China has "abundant" countermeasures against the European Commission's latest tariffs on imported Chinese electric vehicles, and will safeguard the legitimate rights of its companies, said industry experts and officials on Wednesday.
The recent visit of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to China marks a pivotal moment in the enduring and evolving relationship between Pakistan and China.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reaffirmed his nation's strong relations with China, as the two sides celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
The White House announced on May 14 that tariffs on solar cells and modules will increase from 25 percent to 50 percent in 2024.
“The 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations is not just an event, or just a number, but also an embodiment of the success and commitment of our two countries in building up enough trust and partnership over the last fifty years,” said Dato Abdul Majid, president of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association and former Malaysian ambassador to China, in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
"Over the last 15 years, China has become the largest trading partner of Africa," said Zohra Makhlouf, sub-director in the General Directorate of Territorial Planning of the Tunisian Ministry of Equipment and Housing, in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
Robert Chu, vice-president for operations at FedEx China, said the US logistics provider will continue to invest in network development, digital-related services and key regions in China this year.
The U.S. tariff hikes are designed to contain competitive new energy industries in China and to balance the U.S. trade deficit through protective measures, said Linjie Chou Zanadu, a senior research fellow at the European Center for Peace and Development, in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
China's Assistant Foreign Minister Hua Chunying posted on X this Monday, noting that the U.S. employs double standards regardingthe topic of "overcapacity."
The Chinese top leader's visit to Europe has instilled confidence in a world full of uncertainty, as evidenced by the Sino-French statements.
China's relationships with Central and Eastern European countries can foster the development of the region and help bridge the gaps within Europe, ultimately benefiting the continent as a whole.
Implementing protectionist policies to restrict so-called overcapacity, which limits market competition and protects backward production capacity, will cause serious damage to global industrial development and the home country, Wenhui Daily reported on April 21, quoting experts.
The U.S. and European narrative on China's ‘industrial overcapacity' reflects the fears of losing their investment in clean energy products, such as solar, EV, and semiconductors from similar products from China that are more competitive, said a former Malaysian ambassador to China.
The first-ever trilateral summit among the U.S., Japan, and the Philippines was held at the White House on April 11, with debates around the contested South China Sea high on the meeting agenda, capturing the attention of international media and analysts.
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