China takes up civic work in Africa
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It's sending 1,809 UN peacekeepers and 300 volunteers in a new Chinese 'peace corps' program.
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More than 500,000 officials and specialists on July 26 began a survey project that aims to reach more than one million people in 18 cities and 35 counties in the Henan province of Central China to determine how many people there are HIV-positive
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China has reiterated its support forthe government of Zimbabwe&#39;s President Robert Mugabe by dispatching a high level official to attend the national conference of Mugabe&#39;s ruling party.
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China's aggressive courtship of  Africa can benefit that poor continent, but shady Chinese  businessmen and no-questions-asked aid policies could backfire,  on Beijing, U.S. and African experts said on Thursday.
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Reports from Hong Kong say China has indicated its intention to take a more active role in the political affairs of the territory.
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China sought to defend its role in  Africa on Monday ahead of this week&#39;s G8 summit, saying its  long friendship with the continent was a force for good and  shrugging off the threat of criticism at the meeting in  Germany.
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African nations have made surprising strides in carrying out changes that make it easier to start and run a business, a new report says.
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The elaborate effort to supply cut flowers to the world also aims to bring jobs and wealth to ChinaÂs impoverished heartland.
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China is actively taking part in international co-operation in Earth observation satellites, to study meteorology, natural resources, environment surveillance and other civil
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China&#039;s premier visited this oil-producing state Monday as part of a seven-nation African tour to sign deals to keep natural resources flowing to the booming Chinese economy and shore up support in Beijing&#039;s diplomatic rivalry with Taiwan.
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China's leader depends on ancient wisdom and communist doctrine to guide a modern empire
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People gather at the gate of No2 Senior Middle School in Ruzhou, near Pingdingshan, in China&#39;s central Henan province. Photograph: Xinhua/Zhu/Reuters.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Cameroon on the first stage of an eight-nation Africa tour to forge political and economic ties with the continent, national radio reported here.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao swept through Africa on a charm offensive, showering bounty and portraying Beijing as a benefactor of the world's poorest region but the pitch has failed to silence critics.
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Its largesse may still help prop up the economies of some of the continent's poorest countries but Taiwan is being slowly squeezed out of Africa as mainland China's presence grows ever stronger.
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The rise and fall of AIDS activist Li Dan and the Dongzhen School for AIDS Orphans illustrates a broader struggle: a battle by a wide assortment of citizen groups to establish civil society and influence China's government.
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The World Health Organization has turned  to Africa -- where a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria  -- for urgently needed new stocks of a Chinese plant needed to  make a key antimalarial drug, a top official said.