Tag: China

WE MUST HAVE THE WISDOM TO CHANGE OUR AXIOMS — DUMP GEOPOLITICS!

All eyes are on China as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to begin a two-day state visit which many are hoping will provide some stability in a world situation that grows more chaotic and dangerous by the day. With topics high on the agenda such as bilateral trade (Trump arrives with a high-level business delegation) […]

CHINA OPENS THE GATES: WHAT ZERO TARIFFS MEAN FOR AFRICA

China’s decision to remove tariffs on imports from almost every African country marks one of the most significant developments in modern Africa–China relations. At a time when the global economy is becoming increasingly fragmented by trade wars, sanctions, and protectionist policies, Beijing is positioning itself as a defender of open trade and deeper cooperation with […]

ACTING ON POTENTIAL

Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on May 9 that “intensified” contact between Washington and Moscow over the recent days had led to the ceasefire agreement brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump the day before. Clearly, the danger represented by Kiev’s threat to attack Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day parade and Russia’s promise of […]

STANDING UP TO THE EMPIRE’S BLACKMAIL — AND OFFERING A NEW PARADIGM INSTEAD

Scarcely 13 hours before the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow was scheduled to begin, celebrating the 81st anniversary of the Allied defeat of fascism in World War II, U.S. President Donald Trump pressured Ukraine’s erstwhile president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stand down from his wildly provocative May 4 threat to attack that Victory Day […]

UN SECURITY COUNCIL’S VETO POWERS BITE BACK THE US

This week, the UN Security Council is expected to debate a draft resolution on Iran and its spectacular closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a choke-point that continues to devastate the global economy. The constant rise in oil prices as a result of the Middle East crisis can be felt far and near. The closure […]

BILATERAL RELATIONS IN A FRACTURED WORLD: CHINA, MOZAMBIQUE AND AFRICA’S STRATEGIC MOMENT

As geopolitical tensions ripple outward from the Middle East into parts of Africa, a recent high-level meeting between Xi Jinping and Daniel Chapo offers a revealing glimpse into how China and African nations are positioning themselves amid global uncertainty. Held at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People in April 2026, the talks were not merely […]

CHINA-SA YOUTH FEDERATION STATEMENT ON CHINA’S HISTORIC ZERO TARIFF INITIATIVE FOR AFRICA

The China South Africa Youth Federation welcomes with deep appreciation and sincere admiration the historic decision by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, under the visionary and principled leadership of His Excellency President Xi Jinping, to extend zero tariff treatment to African countries with diplomatic relations with China. This decision stands as a […]

ZERO TARIFFS, NEW HORIZONS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHINA-SOUTH AFRICA COOPERATION FROM JOHANNESBURG

Amid rising global trade uncertainties and shifting supply chains, a major policy is drawing growing attention across South Africa’s business and industrial sectors: China’s decision to grant 100% tariff-free treatment on products from 53 African countries, effective May 1, 2026. This move goes beyond reducing trade costs. It signals a new phase in China–South Africa […]

US “SECOND CIA” LEAD THE WAY IN THE USE OF SOFT POWER FOR REGIME CHANGE

Since its establishment in 1983, the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has stayed true to its nefarious objectives, which are aimed at subverting undesirable foreign governments that are deemed to pursue malign activities that threaten the foreign policy interests of the world’s superpower. When the Ronald Reagan administration founded NED as an NGO, they […]

LIMPOPO PROVINCIAL GOV SENDS 12 STUDENTS TO ETDP-CHINESE BURSARY PROGRAMME

Much like parents bidding farewell to children leaving home for school far away, Limpopo Provincial Government Director-General Mr Nape Nchabeleng bid farewell to 12 students who are set to depart for The Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA)-Chinese Bursary Programme on Wednesday, 22 April 2026. The ETDP-Chinese Bursary Programme […]

MOBILIZE FORCES TO INTERVENE IN A ‘BREAK-OUT OF REASON’

As of the eighth week of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, the world is at a severe point of crisis both objectively—in worsening economic shock; and subjectively—in moral and diplomatic shock. The dynamics are underway for a global depression, with no “if and when” about it, given the chain reactions of shortages of fuel and […]

GLOBAL SOUTH FORUM HAILS CHINA’S ROLE

As debates intensify over the direction of the global order, experts across the Global South have pointed to China’s rise as a key factor in redefining patterns of development and international cooperation. At an international symposium recently hosted by Global South Media Network (GSMN), experts said China’s domestic transformation and its expanding engagement with developing […]