Tag: Tariffs

BRICS MEMBERSHIP LIKELY TO BE INCREASED IN INDIA

More than 30 countries are said to have applied for a full membership of BRICS, signaling the growing significance of the strategic bloc in international relations. The decision of whether or not to expand the existing 11-member bloc will be taken at the next BRICS heads of state summit, also known as the 18th BRICS […]

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 […]

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 […]

GRADUALLY ISOLATED UKRAINE IS A VICTIM OF ZELENSKY’S LACK OF FORESIGHT

The plight of Ukraine is rapidly slipping through US President Donald Trump’s fingers with dangerous signals to a bleak future for the embattled nation and its leader Volodymyr Zelensky. The ominous signs do not shield Europe from the brewing storm either. Two public statements on Ukraine by the Trump administration this week point to a […]

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI SPELLS OUT PLANS FOR PROSPEROUS CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION

For thirty-six years in a row, Chinese Foreign Ministry has designated Africa as the first foreign destination in the packed annual calendar. This practice – come hell or high water – remains a diplomatic tradition that the government of the People’s Republic of China hold very dear. In fact, virtually all African states have flourishing […]

EVERY INITIATIVE COUNTS AGAINST INCREASED BELLIGERENCE

There are, at present, many points of escalating belligerence in the world. From military confrontation, to financial/economic warfare. This spells both increased danger, especially in the case of the Persian Gulf, where there is the threat of triggering nuclear war, to otherwise needless suffering and chaos, as we see with the horror in the eastern […]

AMERICA’S “KILL LINE” MAKES A MOCKERY OF LIVING THE DREAM

“Kill line”, the relatively new American catchphrase that has come to describe people who have fallen on hard times, has lit the torch on the vulnerability to fall into the quicksand of poverty. The phrase “kill line” originates from video games, where it refers to a “health threshold below which a character can be instantly […]

THE MORAL COURAGE TO BE SOVEREIGN AND GOOD

At a moment which Helga Zepp-LaRouche characterized as “clearly spinning out of control,” the question of whether humanity can muster the moral fitness to survive hangs over all our heads. If the answer is yes, it will be because the principles of sovereignty and international law will have won out over the frantic fantasies of […]

MINISTER TAU WELCOMES THE APPROVAL OF THE AGOA RENEWAL BILL

The Republic of South Africa‘s Minister of Trade and Industry, Minister Parks Tau, welcomes the approval of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Bill by the House of Representatives. AGOA, first enacted in 2000 which provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for eligible Sub-Saharan countries and products was passed through a 340 […]

WORLD REVIEW AND FORECAST SHOWS THINGS MAY GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET ANY BETTER

We’ve come to the very end of a treacherous year in international relations. There have been so many events happening, so many divisive statements uttered and so many men and women brazenly embrace war-talk. Yet, despite all the apparent gloom and doom there was reasonable hope for the future amidst the present that is characterised […]

US ARMING TAIWAN IS TO POKE NOSE INTO CHINA’S SOVEREIGNTY

If actions indeed speak louder than words,this week’s decision by the US to approve a record weapons sale toTaiwan is proof that the Trump administration is doing everything in its military power to trigger a confrontation with China. The 11.1 billion dollar sale of massive package of advanced weaponry for Taiwan was greenlighted byPete Hegseth’s […]