GENEVA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — The 15th BRICS summit, to be held in South Africa this month, is expected to make the global governance system fairer and counterbalance the dominance of Western countries, Carlos Maria Correa, executive director of the South Centre, told Xinhua on Wednesday. The event’s agenda will be topped by efforts toward de-dollarization (reducing… Continue reading BRICS 2023 Summit To Challenge Western Dominance, U.S. Dollar, Says South Centre Chief
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ECOWAS Activates Regional Standby Force For Possible Intervention in Niger Coup
ABUJA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — The 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday said it has resolved to activate its standby force in response to the recent coup in Niger while underscoring its continued commitment to restore constitutional order in the country through peaceful means. In a statement at the end of… Continue reading ECOWAS Activates Regional Standby Force For Possible Intervention in Niger Coup
Niger’s Junta Forms New Government
NIAMEY, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — Niger’s junta appointed 21 ministers late Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of West African leaders who will discuss their response to a military coup in Niger. Abdourahamane Tchiani, president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a governing body established by the soldiers after the coup,… Continue reading Niger’s Junta Forms New Government
Xi Set To Address China’s Technological Achievements, Self-Reliance
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhua) — An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on strengthening basic research to achieve China’s high-level self-reliance and strength in science and technology will be published on Tuesday. The article by Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission,… Continue reading Xi Set To Address China’s Technological Achievements, Self-Reliance
Xi Calls For Breaking New Ground in China’s High-Quality Development During Sichuan Inspection
CHENGDU, Sichuan/HANZHONG, Shaanxi, July 29 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping has called for breaking new ground in China’s high-quality development during an inspection tour in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, urged the province to write a new… Continue reading Xi Calls For Breaking New Ground in China’s High-Quality Development During Sichuan Inspection
Niger’s Coup Junta Appoints Former Economy Minister As New Prime Minister
NIAMEY, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, Niger’s former economy minister, has been named as the new “prime minister” by the coup junta, Niger’s news agency ANP reported on Monday. The junta’s spokesperson announced on television late Monday night. Born in 1965 in Zinder, Lamine Zeine was minister of finance for former President Mahamadou… Continue reading Niger’s Coup Junta Appoints Former Economy Minister As New Prime Minister
Xinhua Commentary: Washington Is Hitting Gas On De-Dollarisation
BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) — In the wake of World War II, the United States joined many Western countries and built the Bretton Woods system, laying the foundation for the current international monetarysystem and the global supremacy of the U.S. dollar. Almost 80 years later, the greenback is still the world’s dominant currency. Yet the… Continue reading Xinhua Commentary: Washington Is Hitting Gas On De-Dollarisation
De-Risking – I Want Your Market, But You Need To Slow Down Tech Development
BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — The talk of de-risking from China has been gaining ubiquity among Western politicians and business communities recently, while the de-coupling approach seems to be put away, at least in rhetoric. Don’t get fooled. The nature of the new De-word is in fact to re-define risk and decouple from China in… Continue reading De-Risking – I Want Your Market, But You Need To Slow Down Tech Development
Xinhua Commentary: G7 Should Be Renamed G1+6
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) — In the just-ended Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Japan, a symbolic show of solidarity couldn’t paper over cracks in the group. Selfish Uncle Sam has made it increasingly difficult for the bloc to forge a unified will as more countries realize that the world’s sole superpower is maneuvering to… Continue reading Xinhua Commentary: G7 Should Be Renamed G1+6
Full Text of Xi’s Address At SCO Summit
BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via video conference here on Tuesday. The following is the full text of the address: Staying True to Our Founding Mission and Advancing Unity and Coordination to Realize Greater… Continue reading Full Text of Xi’s Address At SCO Summit