Beijing, September 4th—Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with Faure Gnassingbe, President of the Union for the Republic and Togolese President upon request. Faure expressed his pleasure in attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. He said, Togo has been actively involved in the process since the early stages of the FOCAC. He voiced his confidence that the Summit will advance ...

Beijing, September 4th—Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today upon request with Salva Kiir Mayardit, Chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) of South Sudan and President of South Sudan. President Salva Kiir Mayardit said, I am glad to visit the International Department of the CPC Central Committee during the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). I attach great importance to the relations be...

Beijing, September 4th—Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), met here today with Gwen Ramokgopa, Treasurer General of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. Liu said, President Xi Jinping recently held talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa, who came to China for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). They announced the elevation of bilateral ties to an all-round strategic cooperative partnership in ...

Beijing, September 3rd—Zhao Shitong, Assistant-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a delegation of senior cadres of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) led by Souvanny Saysana, Vice Secretary of Bolikhamsai Provincial Party Committee and President of the People's Congress of Bolikhamsai province. Zhao spoke highly of China-Laos relations and the exchanges and cooperation between the two Parties. He said the Chinese side is willing...

Beijing, August 30th—Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today on the afternoon with Gerardo Torres, Secretary of International Liaison for the Liberty and Refoundation (LIBRE) Party and Vice Foreign Minister of Honduras. Ma spoke positively of the relations between the two Parties and the two countries, and emphatically introduced the spirit of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. He said, the establishment of d...

Beijing, August 30th—Ma Hui, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Roberto Speranza, Democratic Party Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament and former Minister of Health of Italy. Ma spoke positively of the relations between the two Parties and the two countries, introduced the Chinese people's great journey of standing up, growing rich and becoming stronger under the leadership of the CPC, and introduced the spir...

A view of Beijing's CBD area on Aug 19, 2022. [Photo/VCG] China's economic performance has long been making headlines in the international media. And why wouldn't it be? Even the slightest change in China's economy can spark various speculations worldwide. After all, China is the top trading partner for over 140 countries and has contributed over 30 percent to global economic growth for more than a decade. Therefore, it is understandable that the recently concluded third plenary session of the...

A man walks past a destroyed building in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on July 17, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] In face of the latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, more and more Global South countries have stood up to condemn the atrocity and call for peace. The tragedy in Gaza is not merely about the oppression of Palestine, but also mirrors the systemic injustice done to the Global South by hegemonic powers. Palestine and the Global South should have the rights to subsis...

A man carries a child at a tent camp in the Mawasi area in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 13, 2024. [Photo/Agencies] "What do you want to be when you grow up?", "We don't get the chance to grow up." This is a conversation between a war correspondent and the kids in Gaza. Though brief, the answer conveys a deep sense of despair. The latest round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has been going on for over eight months. The conflict has claimed the lives of o...

Cartoon by Ma Xuejing China and Africa used to seem so far away from each other. As the British poet W. H. Auden once wrote, "I'll love you, dear, I'll love you till China and Africa meet." However, Africa and China have established an exceptionally close and friendly relationship a long time ago. This September, the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be once again held in Beijing. According to announcements from Beijing and Africa, dozens of African le...