President Xi Jinping begins a four-nation trip on Friday. As his first international trip since he took over the helm of the Party and the country, Xi is expected to make his first marks on the country's foreign policy and turn a new chapter in China's interaction with the rest of the world.
In case there is no real progress on the development bank front, the BRICS summit is expected to launch a "virtual pool of reserves" to provide financial support to member states in times of need.
Strategic cooperation between China and Russia is not targeting a third party; it aims to advance their own development and address global challenges.
Even a cursory look at the African media will reveal its uncanny similarity between Eurocentric media trends and the contours of Sub-Saharan African press.
It is only through a persistent foreign policy of inclusiveness and, beyond, by entering in substantial cooperation with the West that fear can be contained.
The fact that Xi Jinping's first foreign visit as China's president will be to Russia is symbolic. Russia is not China's formal ally, nor is it its main trading partner and leading investor. It is, of course, a neighbor across a 4,355-km-long border. It is also an important source of raw materials and military technology for China.
In an interdependent world classical game theory no longer applies and the developed economies will have to accommodate the rise of BRICS on the international stage in the face of shared global challenges.
BRICS work together for a balanced world
Xi's visit to Russia will be a landmark and his decision to visit Russia also reflects the high mutual regard and confidence the leaders of the two countries have.
The media has a large role to play in promoting and enhancing China-Africa cooperation
Four big Chinese media organizations have set up their African headquarters in Nairobi, contributing immensely to the China-Africa relationship and to Africa itself. China Daily Africa Weekly, which published its first issue in December, following the entry into Africa of other Chinese media outlets, could provide at least three services.
Africa is disenfranchised both politically and economically, leading to the deceleration of development, prosperity and unity on the continent. Poverty levels are increasing day by day, with ethnic conflicts being the order of the day in most African countries. With the perceived failure of the Western model of democracy, which was imposed on many African countries after they gained independence, the continent is now looking East as an alternative.
Media outlets, part of the flow of capital between africa and china, helping to present a new picture
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