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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda is positioning itself to fully leverage China’s zero-tariff treatment, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija said on Thursday. According to a statement posted by the ministry on social platform X, Kasaija made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from …

Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing Thursday hosted the Uganda–China (Changsha) Agricultural Trade and Investment Forum in Changsha under the theme “Cultivating Partnerships for Prosperity”. The forum brought together government officials, investors, and business leaders to strengthen cooperation between Uganda and …

BEIJING | Xinhua | The 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) will be a crucial stage for China to consolidate foundations and make all-round efforts in advancing Chinese modernization, as the country moves toward its goal of basically realizing socialist modernization by 2035, experts have said. In the latest episode of China …

PARIS | Xinhua | The Chinese and U.S. delegations held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges and consultations here from Sunday to Monday on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including tariff arrangements, promoting bilateral trade and investment, and maintaining existing consultation consensus. During the talks, which are guided by the …

Could China and America be destined for peace, not war? COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | How about this: rather than being destined for war, America and China were actually destined for peace? Could America’s treating of China as an enemy risk turning it into one? And could the opposite also …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  With China’s annual legislative and political consultative sessions, known as the “two sessions,” underway in Beijing, foreign envoys and international journalists are closely watching the event for signals on the world’s second-largest economy’s development trajectory and its global implications. They describe the gathering, during which the …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  China maintained a tough stance against various crimes in the past year and pledged to continue that momentum into the new year, according to the country’s top judiciary officials. Chief Justice Zhang Jun and Procurator-general Ying Yong on Monday submitted the work reports of the Supreme …

COMMENT | Xinhua | In charting its development blueprint for the next five years, China is positioning tech self-reliance as a strategic underpinning. This represents a necessary and astute choice for a manufacturing powerhouse seeking to secure sustained growth that powers a dynamic and inclusive global economy. Moving fast to …

BEIJING | Xinhua | As China’s annual “two sessions” get underway, “new quality productive forces,” a signature concept proposed by President Xi Jinping, has emerged as a key theme set to shape the nation’s future economic development. While taking part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the Jiangsu …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  The China-Africa friendship has withstood the test of changing international circumstances, demonstrating strong vitality, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday. For many years, China’s foreign minister has honored a diplomatic tradition by kicking off the year with a visit to Africa. “This consistency reflects …