Is Arab Winter Coming?

The ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi threatens to destabilize the Middle East Egypt’s first freely elected President Mohamed Morsi was ousted the Egyptian military in early July after serving only one year in office. Though the military claimed to be acting in the name of national     

A Sustained Relationship

When Chinese President Hu Jintao told his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi during their recent meeting in Beijing that Sino-Egyptian relations have "stood the test of time," he meant exactly what he said. Morsi’s visit itself was a testament to the enduring nature of these relations. The visit drew intense scrutiny partly because it came only two months     

Finding a Way Out

Egypt is on the brink of a potential civil warThe situation in Egypt has escalated to an alarming degree.With nearly 900 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi killed and some 5,000 injured since the Egyptian army forcibly cleared a protest camp by the Muslim Brotherhood(MB)in Cairo during mid-August,the risk of spiraling violent confrontations or even civil war has spiked sharply.Presently,finding a way out of the current chaos has become the nation’s most urgent task.     

Voices

正"My current visit to Egypt,on the instructions of President Xi Jinping,is to show China’s i rm support for the Egyptian government and people,and to express China’s sincere desire to deepen mutually benei cial cooperation between China and Egypt,"said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a meeting with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on August 3.Before the talk he conveyed President Xi’s message to President Sisi.Wang Yi added that     

WEEKLY WATCH

Bombings in Egypt Condemned Chinese President Hu Jintao has condemned the three explosions in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Dahab and offered condolences to families of the victims and sympathy to the wounded. In a message to his Egyptian counterpart Muhammed Hosni Mubarak, Hu said the Chinese Government condemned the ter     

New Chinese President Makes First State Visits

From March 22 to 30 newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first state visits to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of Congo, and attended the fth BRICS Summit in Durban.     

One Road to Development

正Egypt looks east for economic expansion When Egyptian President Abdel Fattahal-Sisi attends the G20 Summit in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,in September,it will be his third visit to China since assuming office in 2014,This will indicate,according to Tarek Kabil,Egypt's Minister of Trade and Industry,the depth of China-Egypt relations."In two years we have had three meet-     

Future-Oriented Ties

<正>New Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow, his maiden overseas trip since he was elected earlier in March during the country's once-a-decade leadership transition, was widely seen as a testament to the robust strategic partnership of coordination between China and Russia     

ACCORD WITH AFRICA

Xi’s state visits further revitalize Sino-African relations During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tanzania, the newly elected leader hailed China’s friendship with the African country as one deeply rooted in the hearts of     

The Speedy Corridor

Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif began his maiden trip to China on July 3.He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier LiKeqiang as well as financial and corporate leaders in a six-day trip that included visits to major industrial centers.How would the two neighbors seek to renew their friendship following     

CPAFFC Delegation Visits Sierra Leone and Cameroon

At the invitation of the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Association (SLCFA) and the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization of Cameroon, a 14-member CPAFFC delegation headed by Wang Daoyu, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial People's Congress, paid a goodwill visit to Sierra Leone and Cameroon in early December 2005. In Sierra Leone Vice President Solomon Ekuma Berewa, President of the Parliament Edmond Cowan, and Vice Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamara, and in     

After Chavez

Venezuela’s leadership transition will see continuation of policies As the anointed successor of late President Hugo Chavez, newly elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will likely follow in     

2018: Year of Africa

With frequent high-level visits and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)in September,for China,2018 was the "year of Africa."From July 21 to 28,2018,President Xi Jinping visited Senegal,Rwanda,South Africa and Mauritius,his fourth Africa visit since he was elected president in 2013,which showed the great importance he attaches to Sino-African relations.     

WORLD

正BELARUS Servicewomen march during a military parade to mark Independence Day in the capital city of Minsk on July 3 MEXICO Newly elected President and leader of the Together We Will Make History coalition Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador delivers a speech in Mexico City on July 2.He won the presidential election on July 1 with 53percent of the vote     

Triple Challenge

<正>Can South Korea’s new president press forward with an independent foreign policy to bring peace in the Korean Peninsula?South Korea’s newly elected President Moon Jae In said he would address the economy and unify a society divided by the corruption scandal of his impeached predecessor Park Geun Hye in his f irst presidential speech.Moon,64,was sworn in as the 19th     

Syriana:A Syrian Saga

The legitimate owner of the Golan Heights.An indispensable factor in Middle East peace.A strong advocate of Arab unity. The largest importer of Chinese cars. Syrian Ambassador to China, Mohamed Kheir al Wadi, defined his country with these compelling selling points, among others, in a recent interview with Beijing Review reporter Yan Wei. With President Bashar al Assad gearing up for a second term, Syria appears poised to dra-matically improve its relations with other countries, from its Arab peers to China and the United States.     

Li Xiaolin Elected New CPAFFC President

Ms. Li Xiaolin was elected president of the CPAFFC at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Council of the CPAFFC held in September 2011. Mr. Chen Haosu, who will no longer serve as President, has done a great deal of work for China's people-to-people diplomacy, for which the Executive Committee extends respect and gratitude to him.     

Ripples From The Arab World

<正>Turmoil in the Middle East sparks global economic concerns The massive upheavals sweeping the Arab world started on January 14 this year when Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled abroad after protesters demanded he step down as thecountry’s leader.Egyptian President Hosni     

WORLD

正ZIMBABWE President Emmerson Mnangagwa participates in a celebration marking the 41 st anniversary of Zimbabwe's independence in Harare on April 18CUBA President Miguel Diaz-Canel speaks at the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba(PCC) in Havana on April 18. He was elected first secretary of the PCC Central Committee on April 19, succeeding 89-year-old Raul Castro     

Into a New Stage

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang set forth on a four-nation African tour during the first half of May,in his first visit to the continent since he took office in March 2013.Not coincidentally,Chinese President Xi Jinping also visited Africa last April as the newly elected head of state.These two visits are seen not only as the continued implementation of China’s consistent African policy,but also as a display of the willingness and determination of China and Africa to bring their all-round strategic partnership into a new stage.