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Xinhua Commentary: Xizang’s remarkable development debunks groundless Western accusations Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-25 19:18:17 LHASA, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — A series of recently released data regarding southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region highlights the all-round progress of the plateau region, once again debunking some Western smears and lies. The region’s gross domestic product expanded 9.5 percent year on year to nearly 240 billion yuan (about 33.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023, according to the regional statistics bureau. The growth rates of the region’s major economic indicators, including per capita disposable income, fixed asset investment, and total retail sales of consumer...

Home  Zambia’s Mines Zambia’s Mines From Kabwe to Kansanshi: Anthony Mukutuma shares his journey Mining For Zambia interviews the home-grown talent that leads one of Zambia’s largest mines January 29, 2024 Anthony Mukutuma has had a successful and varied mining career around the world with First Quantum Minerals (FQM) where, as General Manager of Kansanshi, he’s now overseeing the mine’s exciting new pit and smelter expansion, known as S3, due for completion in mid-2025. Here, Mr Mukutuma shares his fascinating story with Mining For Zambia. It’s one of hard work and perseverance, open-mindedness, a willingness to leave his comfort zone time and...

Xinhua Commentary: Lies about China reveal Western hypocrisy Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-25 14:44:15 BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) — The fact that some Western politicians and media outlets are practicing double standards on human rights and using it as a weapon in an information war against China is becoming the consensus of more and more people. Examples of Western hypocrisy include allegations concerning boarding schools in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region and so-called “forced labor” in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Boarding schools are common in China and the world. In sparsely-populated Xizang, it ensures fair education....

(China Economic Roundtable) Economic Watch: Institutional opening up boosts attractiveness for foreign investors Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-08 15:59:15 BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — As China beefs up efforts to expand institutional opening up and reduce restrictions on foreign investment, more opportunities will emerge for global investors to share in the dividends of China’s development, experts said. In the third episode of the China Economic Roundtable hosted by Xinhua News Agency, government officials and the head of a private business shared opinions on China’s foreign trade and investment. Zhang Wei, vice president of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and...