West has double standards in dealing with Islamist terrorism, says Chinese envoy
China’s Ambassador to South Africa deplores the double standard applied in fighting Islamist terrorism around the world. Jihadis in the West are regarded as a deadly threat by countries who support similar extremists in China. Ambassador Lin Songtian says China is dealing with Islamist terrorists in Xinjiang by teaching them Chinese, giving them skills to […]
South Africa could cope with corona infection, says Chinese ambassador
China’s Ambassador to Pretoria Lin Songtian says he’s confident South African medical authorities would be able to deal with coronavirus cases if they occurred. They envoy says there has not been a case in South Africa and China is determined not to let the flu-like virus spread into the continent. Chinese envoy Lin Songtian says […]
Chinese ambassador calls US Secretary of State a cold warrior
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is a cased of being s cold warrior who has never shed the baggage as former chief of the CIA. The charge comes from China’s Ambassador to South Africa in a briefing to journalists in Pretoria. Ambassador Lin Songtian notes that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on […]
Deadly stampede of refugees in Niger
At least 23 people have died in a stampede of refugees in southeast Niger. The dead include women and children. Most of the fatalities are refugees from Nigeria. According to the United Nations, the camp at Diffa houses more than 250 000 people displaced by Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria. For more than a […]