Translation Tuesday: Guangzhou’s Public Security Bureau: Issues of Africans in Guangzhou are made to be bigger than they actually are; the crime rate of foreigners is not in fact high

By Zander Rounds The following article is an attempt to mediate some of misunderstandings about Africans among many of the Chinese people, probably to alleviate some of the tensions that have arisen as a result. The timing of this article is notable, as it was released back when the police in Guangzhou were beginning to crack down […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese Civil Airport Construction Accelerating in Africa

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Qian Chunxian Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 12/07/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-12/07/c_1113550648.htm There is a Chinese saying: “if you want to get rich, build roads first.” Now, roads can also refer to airways, which are becoming increasingly important in the overall economic development of African countries. Chinese companies […]

Translation Tuesday: Is China’s ideological influence in Africa good?

By Zander Rounds Translator: Zander Rounds Published on: 11/21/2014 Author: Tang Xiaoyang Source: Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy Original event: http://carnegietsinghua.org/2014/11/21/china-africa-economic-cooperation-in-global-context/hu5w] The following Mandarin-language exchange between Tang Xiaoyang, a scholar of Africa-China economic relations, and an African audience member, occurred during the question and answer segment of “China-Africa Economic Cooperation in a Global Context,” which hosted by the Carnegie-Tsinghua […]

Translation Tuesday: Direct Flights Between China and Africa Spur the Development of Africa’s Tourism Industry

By Zander Rounds Translator: Zander Rounds Published on: 11/17/2014 Author: N/A Source: International Business Daily Original text (in Chinese via China Daily portal): http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/xfly/2014-11-17/content_12727447.html By now, many Chinese industries have already entered the African market and gained positive momentum. Currently, China-Africa Cooperation is playing an increasingly important role in global economic development and Chinese-African investment and trade have already […]

Translation Tuesday: Why Is China Always Accused on the Ivory Issue?

By Joseph Webster and Laiyin Yuan Translator: Joseph Webster and Laiyin Yuan Published on: N/A Author: N/A Source: N/A Original text (in Chinese): N/A Members of the official Chinese delegation to Tanzania in 2013 used President Xi’s presidential plane and diplomatic pouches to illegally smuggle ivory from Tanzania to China, according to an explosive report from the Environmental Investigation […]

Translation Tuesday: China’s assistance to Africa is both “Brotherly Loyalty” and an international responsibility

By Zander Rounds Translator: Zander Rounds Published on: 10/27/2014 Author: Zhou Fei Source: Huanqiu.com Original text (in Chinese): http://mil.huanqiu.com/observation/2014-10/5180243.html Based on years of conversations with friends, classmates and outspoken taxi drivers in China, it is clear that international aid is a bit of a hard sell here. In following article, the author Zhou Fei directly addresses a […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese enterprises aid the repair of a Kenya Country Road

By Joseph Webster Author: Dengyao Min Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 10/27/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-10/28/c_1113001848.htm   China Road and Bridge Corporation is constructing a road in Kajiado County, Kenya. According to the article, 4,000 Kenyans have already been hired, and over 30,000 “local employees” will be employed in the project. It is […]

TRANSLATION TUESDAY: CHINESE TOURISTS VACATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: EBOLA THREATENS AFRICAN TOURISM

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Zhang Jiexian, Wei Dongze Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 10/05/2014 Source: People’s Daily Online Original text (in Chinese): http://world.people.com.cn/n/2014/1006/c1002-25780376.html The Ebola outbreak is not only causing tremendous economic losses to West African countries, but also unfortunately damaging the overall security and development of the entire continent. For many Chinese, Africa may […]

Translation Tuesday: Chinese Tourists Vacation in South Africa: Ebola Threatens African Tourism

By Laiyin Yuan Author: Zhang Jiexian, Wei Dongze Translator: Laiyin Yuan Published on: 10/05/2014 Source: People’s Daily Online Original text (in Chinese): http://world.people.com.cn/n/2014/1006/c1002-25780376.html The Ebola outbreak is not only causing tremendous economic losses to West African countries, but also unfortunately damaging the overall security and development of the entire continent. For many Chinese, Africa may be […]

Translation Tuesday: An Overseas Chinese Company Constructs the New Century’s Longest Railway

By Joseph Webster Author: Fan Xi, Pang Shuguang Translator: Joseph Webster Published on: 08/13/2014 Source: Xinhua News Agency Original text (in Chinese): http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-08/13/c_1112064589.htm   According to Xinhua the new Benguela railroad will: “greatly reduce the cost of exporting copper and other natural resources in Southern Africa. Through integration with the railway networks in Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and other neighboring […]