Much of the world's attention is focused on the fifth BRICS summit, which began in the South African city of Durban on Tuesday. Given BRICS' clout in the world economy, there is a great deal of interest in the BRICS leaders' plan to boost inter-BRICS cooperation and their views on major international and regional issues.
Western critics of the China-Africa relationship are often guilty of superficial research and a lack of objectivity, according to a leading South African academic.
Lying under white blossoms in a cemetery in southwestern Dar es Salaam are 69 tombs. They have been there for more than three decades and are a reminder of the strong friendship between Africa and China.
The feasibility of establishing a development bank and currency reserve is expected to be hot topics of discussion at the BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa, on March 26 and 27.
President Xi Jinping's visit to Africa will cement the long-standing friendship between China and the continent and open up a new chapter in the strategic and practical cooperation between the two sides.
Differences and difficulties do exist, but they only conform to the trend of times. The need is to pay attention to common interests and forge ahead by jointly weathering the hardships.
The reason that their relations have continued to flourish is because China and Africa regard each other as an important opportunity for development and an important pivot in each other's foreign strategy.
As expected, President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia has achieved eye-catching results and ushered in a new era in Sino-Russian relations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's ongoing visit to Russia, the first stop of his inaugural foreign visit, has drawn global attention.
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria recently published an article in Britain's Financial Times, in which he claims that China takes Africa's primary commodities and sells Africa manufactured goods, which is the essence of colonialism.
There is little doubt that South Africa as host country of the upcoming summit of the BRICS countries to be held in Durban March 26-27, will grasp the opportunity to project itself as an emerging economy and take pride in its association with this prestigious club.
Healthy global interaction will help Chinese entrepreneurs' innovation