By Joseph Webster and Laiyin Yuan Translator: Joseph Webster and Laiyin Yuan Published on: N/A Author: N/A Source: N/A Original text (in Chinese): N/A Members of the official Chinese delegation to Tanzania in 2013 used President Xi’s presidential plane and diplomatic pouches to illegally smuggle ivory from Tanzania to China, according to an explosive report from the Environmental Investigation […]
By Zander Rounds Translator: Zander Rounds Published on: 10/27/2014 Author: Zhou Fei Source: Huanqiu.com Original text (in Chinese): http://mil.huanqiu.com/observation/2014-10/5180243.html Based on years of conversations with friends, classmates and outspoken taxi drivers in China, it is clear that international aid is a bit of a hard sell here. In following article, the author Zhou Fei directly addresses a […]
By Joseph Webster Author: Dengyao Min Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 10/27/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-10/28/c_1113001848.htm China Road and Bridge Corporation is constructing a road in Kajiado County, Kenya. According to the article, 4,000 Kenyans have already been hired, and over 30,000 “local employees” will be employed in the project. It is […]
By Laiyin Yuan Author: Zhang Jiexian, Wei Dongze Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 10/05/2014 Source: People’s Daily Online Original text (in Chinese): http://world.people.com.cn/n/2014/1006/c1002-25780376.html The Ebola outbreak is not only causing tremendous economic losses to West African countries, but also unfortunately damaging the overall security and development of the entire continent. For many Chinese, Africa may be […]
By Joseph Webster Author: Fan Xi, Pang Shuguang Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 08/13/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-08/13/c_1112064589.htm According to Xinhua the new Benguela railroad will: “greatly reduce the cost of exporting copper and other natural resources in Southern Africa. Through integration with the railway networks in Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and other neighboring […]
By Laiyin Yuan Author: Gui Tao Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 09/28/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-09/28/c_1112658554.htm “Chinese always stay together like mercury, while Westerners spread everywhere like water.” In some circles, this is an accurate description for Chinese companies and their Chinese employees in Africa. Self-isolation, lack of effective communication with […]
By Laiyin Yuan Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 11/01/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/sports/2014-11/02/c_127168295.htm From the Asian Games, the Olympics, to the Youth Olympic Games, China has been attracting global attention with grand sports events. Sports also allows for grand diplomatic relationships. Can the path for “Ping Pong Diplomacy”1 that once worked for re-establishing […]
By Laiyin Yuan Author: Yang Kaiqi, Hao Shuang Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 08/25/2014 Source: China News Service (CNS) Original text (in Chinese): http://www.chinanews.com/hr/2014/08-25/6527281.shtml Chinese martial arts have always been an important component of Chinese soft power. Their popularity in Africa provides African peoples with a better understanding about Chinese traditional culture. —- Laiyin Yuan (translator) […]
By Joseph Webster Author: Zhou Yuegui Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 09/22/2014 Source: Hunan Daily Original text (in Chinese): http://epaper.voc.com.cn/hnrb/html/2014-09/22/content_882276.htm?div=-1 On September 19, the South African Embassy in China and the Provincial Business Council Changsha conducted a public hearing “Hunan Province and South Africa Economic Cooperation and Investment Opportunities Summit.” South Africa’s ambassador Langa and his party introduced the […]
By Laiyin Yuan Author: Yang Zhenglian, Guo Linghe Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 08/24/2014 Source: Guangming Daily Original text (in Chinese): http://news.gmw.cn/2014-08/24/content_12734600.htm Excerpt from (in Chinese): http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2012/04-20/3834799.shtml In order to control the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, China recently sent out two teams of medical experts to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and other countries to help improve local […]