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By Huang Peizhao, Zou Song, People’s Daily Currently, the internet penetration rate in African countries is continuously increasing, with over 500 million people having access to the internet. More and more African people are using mobile phones to surf the internet and make payments, which has laid a solid foundation for the booming development of…
By He Yin, People’s Daily In 2023, the trade volume between China and Africa reached $282.1 billion, with China maintaining its position as Africa’s largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years. By the end of 2023, China’s direct investment stock in Africa exceeded $40 billion, making it one of the major sources of foreign investment…
By He Yin, People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Sept. 5 in Beijing and deliver a keynote speech. During the summit, Xi will host a welcoming banquet and relevant bilateral events for the leaders of FOCAC’s African members…
By Wu Yuehui, People’s Daily A Chinese research team recently developed a new method of massive water production through the reaction between lunar regolith and endogenous hydrogen, according to the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The study was published in the journal The Innovation on…
By Li Xinping, People’s Daily On August 21, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a guideline to improve China’s market access system. It is the first policy document issued at the central level in China specifically aimed at improving the…
By Yoshimoto Tadashi My connection with China began with citrus and has remained as sweet as these fruits. Photo shows Yoshimoto Tadashi and his wife in their citrus orchard in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. (Photo provided by Yoshimoto Tadashi) In October 1980, I visited China for the first time with a citrus industry delegation from…
As night falls, candles and kerosene lamps are lit in many remote villages in Africa. A young boy is flipping through a book of Chinese mythology, but his kerosene lamp burns out, plunging the room into darkness. Suddenly, a boy in the book, dressed in traditional Chinese attire and holding a lantern, seems to step…
By Zheng Yangyang, People’s Daily China’s Triple-A (high-cost, high-volume, high-quality) single-player game – “Black Myth: Wukong” has become a global hit shortly after it was released worldwide on August 20. A well-known global online gaming platform saw the number of concurrent players surpass 2.2 million, ranking second globally on the platform. Such success marks Chinese…
By Gao Qiao, Liu Yaoyang, People’s Daily China’s coffee industry has experienced significant growth in the past few years, leading to its emergence as a prominent player in the international coffee market. According to data from the International Coffee Organization, China’s annual coffee consumption has expanded by an average rate of more than 15 percent…
By Li Hongxing, People’s Daily Many sporting equipment items used during the Paris Olympics just attracted considerable attention. For instance, a table tennis table featured a variable lighting system that could be controlled via smart phones or remote devices. Judo mats incorporated smart chips and flexible piezoelectric film technology, allowing real-time collection of data on…
