Source: China State Council Information Office
From Jan. 4-8, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid official visits to five African countries – Nigeria, Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles. The Chinese foreign minister’s new year’s trip to Africa has become an unwritten tradition that has taken place annually for the past 31 years.
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unable to stop either the Chinese foreign minister’s visit or the development of China-Africa friendship. Wang traveled to the continent to discuss the joint fight against the pandemic with African leaders and help boost the traditional friendship in the post-pandemic period.
China-Egypt trade maintains stable growth in 2020 amid COVID-19: Embassy - China News sina.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sina.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang (L), Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed (C) and Egyptian Assistant Minister of Health for Public Health Initiatives Mohamed Hassani attend the signing ceremony of a letter of intent in Cairo, Egypt, on Dec. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)
China s total exports to Egypt reached 12.06 billion U.S. dollars during the first 11 months of 2020, registering an annual increase of 12.2 percent, the Chinese Embassy in Egypt said on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the total trade volume between the two countries during the same period hit 12.895 billion dollars, with a 10 percent annual increase, Han Bing, minister counselor for commercial affairs of the embassy, told an online press conference.
2021-01-14 11:38:11 GMT2021-01-14 19:38:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) With more evidence suggesting their efficacy and safety, Chinese vaccines have been registered and used in more countries, especially those in the developing world.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received a COVID-19 vaccine shot developed by China s biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.
The country s Food and Drug Control Agency on Monday issued an emergency use authorization for the Chinese vaccine.
Also on Wednesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca received the Sinovac vaccine, shortly after the vaccine was granted emergency authorization in Turkey.
Turkey began mass vaccination on Thursday, starting with health workers, Koca told reporters.
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