The Essence of Chinese Experience

WHEN meeting with the then President of Tanzania Julius Kambarage Nyerere in August 1985,Deng Xiaoping,chief architect of China’s reform and opening-up,remarked that the reform was not simply an experiment for China,but also for the world.Its success may provide valuable experience to underdeveloped countries and help advance the cause

China-US Relations in the Trump Era

To the astonishment of the whole world,against the protest of the American elites,Donald Trump won the presidential election of 2016.Whether you like him or not,President Trump will usher in a new era.Will he fulfill all the promises of the campaign?Will he'make America great again'?Will

China's Public Diplomacy since the 18^(th) CPC National Congress

It is pointed out for the first time at the 18thCPC National Congress on November 8,2012 that"public diplomacy and cultural exchanges should be pushed forward",signifying integration of public diplomacy into China’s national strategy.Over the past year,China’s public diplomacy has made remarkable progress in institution-building,

Rwanda Rises From the Ashes

International shameWhen the Rwandan Genocide took place two decades ago, approxi-mately 1 million people were killed during the 100-day conflict between the Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups. More than 2 million refugees fled the country, with a further 2 million people left homeless.

Rekindling the Flames

ON May 30,1956, Egypt became the first Arab and African nation to recognize and establish diplomatic relations with the People＇s Republic of China. Fifty years later, in November 2006. the half-century anniversary of the establishment of China-Egypt and China-Africa diplomatic relations was commemorated at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation （FOCAC）,

Strengthening Law Cooperation

THE year 2015 marks the decade an- niversaries of two important historical events： the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in September and the 60th anniversary of the Asian African Confer- ence （also known as the Bandung Confer- ence） in April. The Bandung Conference is an important international conference independently held by 29 Asian and Afri- can countries after World War II, marking the debut of developing countries on the world stage as an emerging force.

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor:Sailing Flagship

Major breakthroughs were achieved in cooperation of transportation infrastructure under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in May,2016:the biggest transportation infrastructure project in the Corridor—the construction of Peshawar-Karachi highway was kicked off.As a flagship project of the"Belt and Road"initiative,

China’s Economic Diplomacy:China’s radiant expo boom is propelling regional economic development

As charted by the recently concluded Central Economic Work Conference,the Chinese government has a mandate to overcome structural difficulties embedded in the current critical phase of the country’s economic transformation.Though the word“stability”was designated as the end goal for next year’s economic work,promoting further opening-up and reform along with various ongoing economic programs across the country has also been stressed.

GETTING REAL ON AI Artificial intelligence in ASEAN

Artificial intelligence(AI)has been widely acknowledged as a revolutionary force capable of overthrowing existing industrial order and international politico-economic structure.The leader of this sector would naturally dominate the impending order and structure of Industry 4.0,with AI perceived as an essential component.Today,USA and China are two major powerhouses of AI in terms of policy planning,industrial application and research and development,followed by UK,Japan,Canada,Singapore and other countries.ASEAN,a region thrust into the spotlight due to the US-China trade disputes,is also experiencing mounting pressure to seize AI opportunities.

Capacity to Do More

The Central Economic Work Conference signals that China will further strengthen cooperation in production capacity with African countries.

Seventy-Year Bond China-Africa ties are solid after 70 years of shared friendship

As the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 70th birthday on October 1,2019,its friendship with Africa has also gone through 70years.China and Africa have supported each other during this time in the struggles against imperialism and colonization and for independence and later in the endeavors to achieve economic development and national rejuvenation.In recent years,with the implementation of the Belt and Road projects in Africa,this enduring partnership has been injected w ith new vitality and is playing an exemplary role in South-South cooperation and in the construction of a com m unity w ith a shared future for mankind.

2018 Year of Africa

For China,2018 is regarded as the "year of Mrica." The year witnessed frequent high-level exchange visits and,importantly,the opening of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)in September.In the first half of 2018 alone,Chinese Foreign Minister Warig Yi,Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Yang Jiechi,Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Li Zhanshu,and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)Wang Yang all visited Africa.On July 21-28,2018, President Xi visited Senegal,Rwanda,South Africa and Mauritius,his fourth Mrica visit after he was elected Chinese president in 2013.This shows that he attaches great importance to China-Africa relations.

Toward a Stronger Community

China and Africa are engaged in building a closer community of shared future in the joint fight against COVID-19 On May 18,in a speech via video link from Beijing at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly,ChinesePresidentXiJinping announced five concrete measures to boost the global fight against COVID-19,among which,Xi laid special emphasis on sup-porting Africa in combating the pandemic.

Broad Prospect

Looking back at 2019,it was a fruitful year for Sino-African relations,but the highlight was the implementation of the Eight Major Initiatives announced at the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC).In the year,the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation was held in Bering in April and China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Octobe匚African countries sent warm congratulations to China.The year also witnessed further progress in promoting China-Africa cooperation and new features in people-to-people exchanges.

Unchangeable Commitment

On January 7-13,C hinese State Councilor and Foreign M inister Wang Yi paid official visits to five African countries,the first overseas trip of the minister in 2020,marking the 30th consecutive year since 1991 that a Chinese foreign minister has visited Africa at the start of every year.

A New Milestone

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement took effect on May 30. It is expected that the free trade area will be officially launched on July 7. As of the end of May, 52 out of the 55 African Union (AU) members have signed the agreement, except for Nigeria, Eritrea and Benin. According to the AU, when all of its 55 members sign up, the AfCFTA will be the world s largest free trade area in terms of membership since the founding of the World Trade Organization, and will be a huge market covering 1.2 billion people and a collective GDP of $2.5 trillion.

Strong UN,Better Africa

On October 24, 2015, exactly 70 years since the Charter of the United Nations （UN） came into being, world leaders and people across the globe will pause to celebrate the past achievements of the world＇s preeminent political innovation of the last century.

Eye on Development Development is key to solving refugee problems

Under the theme of Refugees,Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons:Toward Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa,the 32nd Ordinary Summit of the African Union(AU)was held in late January and early February.

In Line With Integration

CHINA will maintain an annual economic growth of above 6.5 percent during the 13th Five-Year Plan period（2016-20）,realize the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects,and doubleits GDP and per-capita income from what they were in 2010.

One Vision

IT has been nearly four years since the Chinese Government first proposed the Belt and Road Initiative. In this time. the initiative has grown into China＇s calling card of peaceful development and has been widely received worldwide. Thanks to its openness and inclusiveness, the initiative has spread beyond the countries and regions along the Belt and Road routes to involve more than 100 countries and international organizations. Africa, a continent with rich resources,