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China’s Next Five-Year Plan Could Redefine Global Power

China’s Next Five-Year Plan Could Redefine Global Power

October 20, 2025 9:33 am

Beijing is preparing its next chapter. As the Chinese Communist Party’s top brass gathers this week, they’re not merely setting domestic targets — they’re charting how the world’s second-largest economy will reshape the global order once again.

What emerges from these closed-door sessions will guide China’s next Five-Year Plan, the economic playbook stretching from 2026 to 2030. For decades, these plans have acted as the country’s compass — quietly transforming not only China’s destiny, but the world’s balance of power.

The tradition began in 1953, modeled after Soviet central planning. But it was Deng Xiaoping’s 1980s blueprint of “reform and …

BYD’s UK Sales Surge 880% As EV Demand Hits Record High

BYD’s UK Sales Surge 880% As EV Demand Hits Record High

October 7, 2025 5:20 am

Chinese automaker BYD says the United Kingdom has become its largest market outside China, after sales soared by 880% in September compared to a year earlier.

The company reported selling 11,271 vehicles in the UK last month, with the plug-in hybrid version of its Seal U SUV leading the charge. The surge underscores Britain’s growing appetite for electric and hybrid vehicles — and BYD’s rising influence in Europe’s fast-changing car market.

Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that sales of electric vehicles reached a record high in September. Nearly 73,000 pure battery EVs were sold, …

Chinese Fraudster Convicted In Record Bitcoin Case

Chinese Fraudster Convicted In Record Bitcoin Case

September 30, 2025 5:05 am

In a London courtroom this week, a Chinese national at the center of one of the most audacious financial frauds of the digital age admitted guilt. Zhimin Qian, also known as Yadi Zhang, pleaded guilty to acquiring and holding billions in stolen cryptocurrency—an amount prosecutors described as the largest digital asset seizure in the world.

Between 2014 and 2017, Qian masterminded a vast scam in China that lured more than 128,000 investors into what appeared to be lucrative ventures. Her promises of daily dividends and guaranteed profits, dressed up with the rhetoric of turning China into a global financial hub, …

Trump’s Fury At China Could Strengthen America’s Foes

Trump’s Fury At China Could Strengthen America’s Foes

September 3, 2025 11:11 am

President Donald Trump expressed anger on social media Tuesday night after Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a major military parade in Beijing. The parade, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War Two, coincided with the presence of two of the world’s most controversial authoritarian leaders.

Trump posted on Truth Social: “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.” He also highlighted the sacrifices of Americans in the war against Japan, adding, “Many …

Trump Justifies Reversal On Chinese Student Visas

Trump Justifies Reversal On Chinese Student Visas

September 1, 2025 7:13 pm

President Donald Trump is standing by his decision to approve 600,000 student visas for Chinese nationals, brushing aside criticism from some of his closest allies who argue the move undercuts his America First message.

In an interview with the Daily Caller, Mr. Trump called it “insulting” to deny entry to students from China, insisting the policy would boost U.S. universities, particularly smaller institutions that rely heavily on international tuition revenue.

“I have a very good relationship with President Xi,” Mr. Trump said, referring to China’s leader. “I think it’s very insulting to a country when you say you’re not going …

China Develops Humanoid Robot Capable Of Giving Birth

China Develops Humanoid Robot Capable Of Giving Birth

August 17, 2025 5:10 pm

What has long belonged to the realm of science fiction may soon edge closer to reality. A Chinese tech start-up, Kaiwa Technology, says it is developing the world’s first “pregnancy robot,” a humanoid machine equipped with an artificial womb capable of carrying a baby to term and even giving birth.

The project is being spearheaded by Dr. Zhang Qifeng, the company’s founder, who revealed in a recent interview on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, that a prototype could be unveiled as early as next year. The anticipated price: about 100,000 yuan, or roughly £10,000.

Unlike traditional incubators used …

The Chinese Balloon And The Breakdown of US Diplomatic Ties

The Chinese Balloon And The Breakdown of US Diplomatic Ties

February 28, 2023 4:25 am

The Chinese balloon spotted in the open sky of the United States last week has taken the pre-existing diplomatic ruckus between the two superpowers to a dodgy height. While China said it was a civilian weather research ‘airship’ that has strayed into US airspace, the US rejected that out of hand, saying, it was a spy balloon used by China ‘in an attempt to surveil strategic sites in the continental United States’.  

Despite China’s diplomatic tone that the object did not constitute a physical and security threat, the US waited till Saturday the February 5, to shoot down the balloon …

Outrage As Chinese Man Stabs Nigerian Lover To Death In Kano

Outrage As Chinese Man Stabs Nigerian Lover To Death In Kano

September 18, 2022 4:38 am

A Chinese man whose name has been given as Geng Quangrong has allegedly stabbed his lover, a 23-year-old woman, Ummu Kulthum to death at Janbulo quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano.

The Kano state police command confirmed the ugly incident through its spokesman SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who explained that the suspect, Geng, 47, committed the crime on Friday after scaling the fence of the deceased residence to gain access where he stabbed her severally until she gave up the spirit.

Geng alleged that he was deceived by Ummu who was his girlfriend and promised to marry him but …

China Validates Death Sentence For US Citizen Over Murder

China Validates Death Sentence Of US Citizen Over Murder

August 26, 2022 7:38 am

A Chinese court has upheld the death penalty for a US citizen over the murder of his girlfriend, calling the conviction ‘accurate’ and sentence ‘appropriate’.

Shadeed Abdulmateen had been found guilty in April of stabbing the 21-year-old woman in the face and neck multiple times when they met to talk about disagreements in their relationship.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that he had at that point appealed against the death sentence handed to him.

But a higher court in eastern China on Thursday rebuffed Abdulmateen’s appeal, according to an official statement.

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Russian Cyberspace Attacked By China - Report

Russian Cyberspace Attacked By China – Report

August 18, 2022 5:39 am
According to cyber security firm identified as Kaspersky Laboratory, a number of Russian government agencies and security firms have reportedly been targeted by a group of Chinese hackers, who have posed cyber security risks to the mentioned companies.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that recently, several malicious cyber attacks on the Russian Federation’s military-industrial complex were allegedly executed by the Chinese hacker organization notoriously identified as TA428.
According to specialists, the attacks encompassed the dissemination of spam emails with malware code and classified info, and were first identified in January 2022.
Mr. Emesakoru Enifome, a foreign affairs specialist, Alleged
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Kenya’s Deputy President Pledges To Deport Chinese Traders

Kenya’s Deputy President Pledges To Deport Chinese Traders

June 23, 2022 1:00 am

The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto has declared that he would deport Chinese nationals in jobs that could be done by locals if he wins elections in August, a declaration which has sparked a mixed reaction online.

East Africa’s biggest economy has it’s presidential and parliamentary polls slated to hold on August 9, against a backdrop of economic hardship in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine which has continued to shrink the global economy.

‘That Chinese nationals are roasting maize and selling mobile phones, we will deport all of them back to their country,’ …

Chinese Rocket To Tumble Back To Earth In 'Wild' Re-Entry

Chinese Rocket To Tumble Back To Earth In ‘Wild’ Re-Entry

May 9, 2021 2:56 am

A large segment of a Chinese rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the weekend, but Beijing has downplayed fears of damage on the ground and said the risk is minimal.

Africa Daily News recalls that a Long March-5B rocket launched the first module of China’s new space station into Earth’s orbit on April 29.

Its 18-tonne main segment is now in freefall and experts have said it is difficult to say precisely where and when it will re-enter the atmosphere.

Russian space agency Roscosmos predicted the rocket will re-enter after 2330 GMT Saturday …

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