Triumph Of Bagration: The 80th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Belarus

Soviet 37-mm air defence gun crew 61-K moving the weapon during the battle of Belarus (1944)

In the post-war USSR there was an ideologeme in use: ‘Stalin’s Ten Strikes’ standing for 10 major operations carried out by the Red Army against Wehrmacht (unified armed forces of the Nazi Germany) in 1944, which altogether led to the collapse of the Third Reich. ‘Stalin’s fifth strike’ was the offensive against the Nazis in… Continue reading Triumph Of Bagration: The 80th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Belarus

Xi Jinping and Tajikistan: “Good Brothers Walk Hand In Hand”

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, Sept. 13, 2014.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

China and Tajikistan are jointly building a community with a shared future featuring everlasting friendship, solidarity and mutual benefit. “I am filled with joy and expectations to visit the home of a good neighbor and good brother during this crisp fall season,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his signed article published in Tajik media… Continue reading Xi Jinping and Tajikistan: “Good Brothers Walk Hand In Hand”

Investments In Place Of Concentration Camps: Germany Makes Amends For Its Colonial Past

Herero prisoners

IN 2023, a €9 billion project was launched in Namibia to introduce “green” hydrogen energy, funded by German investors.  Although it creates apparent benefits for Namibia, the project has given rise to serious debates among the local population and international experts, who believe that Germany ruthlessly uses Namibia in its own interest trampling on the… Continue reading Investments In Place Of Concentration Camps: Germany Makes Amends For Its Colonial Past

Xi Jinping: ” A Sincere Friend Of Serbia”

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), accompanied by then Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic and then Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, talks with workers at the dining hall of a steel mill in Smederevo, Serbia, June 19, 2016. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)

Situated by the scenic Danube River, the Smederevo Steelworks had long been hailed as the pride of Serbia before it slid to bankruptcy more than two decades ago. Thanks to the deepening of the high-quality Belt and Road cooperation between China and Serbia, the century-old factory made a remarkable comeback in 2016 when its Chinese… Continue reading Xi Jinping: ” A Sincere Friend Of Serbia”

Xi And French Culture: “A Mind Broader Than The Sky”

Xi Jinping receives the original French version of Confucius, or the Science of the Princes, from Macron (XinhuaJu Peng)

Every time Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers New Year address, his office bookshelves inside the Zhongnanhai compound have always been studied by curious bookworms across the country and the world. As the camera pans, careful viewers can find that in Xi’s book collections are some quintessential French masterpieces, including The Spirit of Laws, Les Miserables,… Continue reading Xi And French Culture: “A Mind Broader Than The Sky”

Economic Watch: Vibrant Q1 Consumption Mirrors China’s Economic Stamina

Giant rice field paintings are seen in Xiaotanzi Village, Dalu Town, Jungar Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Photo: ChinAfrica

China’s economic outlook remains positive as the country’s consumer spending surged in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, signaling a strong contribution to domestic demand and overall economic growth China’s retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country’s consumption strength, climbed 4.7 percent year on year in Q1 2024, according to data… Continue reading Economic Watch: Vibrant Q1 Consumption Mirrors China’s Economic Stamina

In Numbers: Highlights Of China’s New Quality Productive Forces Reveal Growth Momentum

This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows a crane loading containers at a railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hao Zhao)

China has sped up industrial upgrading by cultivating new quality productive forces, laying a solid foundation for strengthened recovery momentum this year and beyond. The following are some figures highlighting the country’s progress in certain areas within the first quarter (Q1) of this year. EMERGING INDUSTRIES The high-tech manufacturing sector registered a growth of 7.5… Continue reading In Numbers: Highlights Of China’s New Quality Productive Forces Reveal Growth Momentum

China In Perspective: China’s High-Quality Development Will Present Opportunities For Enterprises

China’s ongoing drive to advance high-quality development will create new opportunities for enterprises, according to industry insiders who joined the fourth episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk platform hosted by Xinhua News Agency “We started from scratch like many other small Chinese companies, but after reaching a certain size, we had to… Continue reading China In Perspective: China’s High-Quality Development Will Present Opportunities For Enterprises

The Stable Growth Of China’s Economy Adds Certainty To Global Economic Landscape

Chinese instructor Jiang Liping (R) and apprentice Horace Owiti walk past a train carriage on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

China’s economic performance achieved a “good start” in the first quarter of 2024, bringing certainty to the volatile global economic landscape, according to a guest speaker at the fourth episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk platform hosted by Xinhua News Agency. The global economic landscape will still see a year full of… Continue reading The Stable Growth Of China’s Economy Adds Certainty To Global Economic Landscape

A Closer Look At China’s Economic Steadiness, Vitality And Potential

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) via video conference from Beijing, capital of China, July 4, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xueren).

The Chinese economy has seen its recovery gather steam in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, displaying strength and resilience and bringing much-needed certainty to an otherwise uncertain global economic landscape. In the first three months of the year, China’s GDP expanded 5.3 percent from one year earlier, accelerating from 5.2 percent in the previous… Continue reading A Closer Look At China’s Economic Steadiness, Vitality And Potential

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