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Mar
15
2024
By The African Mirror
Taiwan, China launch rescue bid after boat capsizes near sensitive islands

Taiwan, China launch rescue bid after boat capsizes near sensitive islands

WORLD
TAIWAN dispatched coast guard boats to join a rescue mission at China's request after a fishing vessel capsized near the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands, amid heightened tension in the sensitive Taiwan Strait. China claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island's strong objections, and has stepped up military activities near it in recent years, with almost daily incursions into air defence identification zones. Authorities on both sides sent the rescue boats after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the early hours, Taiwan's coast guard said in a statement, adding that two people were missing, though two had been rescued…
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Mar
06
2024
By ANTONI SLODKOWSKI, ANDREW HAYLEY and EDUARDO BAPTISTA
China vows to ‘transform’ economy, sets ambitious growth target

China vows to ‘transform’ economy, sets ambitious growth target

WORLD
CHINESE Premier Li Qiang announced an ambitious 2024 economic growth target of around 5%, promising steps to transform the country's development model and defuse risks fuelled by bankrupt property developers and indebted cities. Delivering his maiden work report at the annual meeting of the National People's Congress, China's rubber-stamp parliament, Li also flagged higher defence spending, while hardening the rhetoric on Taiwan. In setting a growth target similar to last year, which will be harder to reach as a post-COVID recovery is losing steam, Beijing signals it is prioritising growth over any reforms even as Li pledged bold new policies, analysts said.…
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Mar
05
2024
By YEW LUN TIAN
Explainer: What to look for in China’s annual parliament session this week

Explainer: What to look for in China’s annual parliament session this week

WORLD
CHINA'S parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), will kick off its annual session, with all eyes on plans to support growth in the world's second-largest economy. A property crisis, deepening deflation, a stock market rout, and mounting local government debt woes have pressured China's leaders so that the stakes for this year's session loom large for international investors and companies operating there. Here are key details and issues to look out for: WHAT ARE THE "TWO SESSIONS"? Parliamentarians and political advisers gather in Beijing every March for two parallel sets of meetings called the Lianghui or "Two Sessions". Fanfare surrounds the week-long meetings in the…
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Feb
08
2024
By ABBEY MAKOE
Hong Kong has every right to implement the “long overdue” Article 23

Hong Kong has every right to implement the “long overdue” Article 23

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
THERE was a time, a time not too long ago, when Hong Kong was regarded as the outpost of the West on China’s door-step. And then, a little over 26 years ago, the stranglehold of the colonial masters – Great Britain – over Hong Kong came to an eventual end when the territory was handed over back to its rightful owners, the Peoples Republic of China. Under Hong Kong’s semi-autonomous rule, the Western interests gradually dissipated. Reports of the so-called “Hong Kong’s fall from grace” have become a constant in the Western mainstream media. At the heart of the negative…
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Jan
27
2024
By PARISA HAFEZI and ANDREW HAYLEY
Exclusive: China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say

Exclusive: China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say

WORLD
CHINESE officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said. The discussions about the attacks and trade between China and Iran took place at several recent meetings in Beijing and Tehran, the Iranian sources said, declining to provide details about when they took place or who attended. "Basically, China says: 'If our interests are harmed in any way, it will impact our business with Tehran. So tell the Houthis to show restraint',"…
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Jan
18
2024
By The African Mirror
China to support Togo in safeguarding its sovereignty, security -Wang Yi

China to support Togo in safeguarding its sovereignty, security -Wang Yi

NEWS
CHINA will continue to firmly support Togo in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while visiting the African country, according to a ministry statement on Wednesday. China's top diplomat made the remarks as he visited several African countries over the past few days. Wang will travel to Brazil and Jamaica from January 18-22.
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Jan
17
2024
By The African Mirror
About 1,000 tourists trapped in China’s Xinjiang after avalanches

About 1,000 tourists trapped in China’s Xinjiang after avalanches

WORLD
AROUND 1,000 tourists remain stranded in a remote holiday village after avalanches hit China's northwestern Xinjiang region with metres-high snow and fickle weather impeding evacuation, state TV reported. Road access to Hemu village, a scenic destination near the borders of Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia where the tourists were trapped, has been cut off by avalanches for several days now. The village is situated in Xinjiang's Altay Prefecture where continuous snowfall in some areas has lasted 10 days, it said. The heavy snowfall triggered dozens of avalanches along large sections of highways in the Altay mountains leading to the Kanas scenic area, and…
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Jan
14
2024
By The African Mirror
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to travel to Africa in Jan

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to travel to Africa in Jan

NEWS
CHINA'S foreign minister Wang Yi will travel to Africa and visit Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d'Ivoire from January 13-18, China's foreign ministry said. The visit will mark the 34th consecutive year in which the foreign minister has gone to Africa for their first overseas trip of the year, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference. Wang will also visit Brazil and Jamaica from January 18-22, Mao added.
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