Silk Road

Macron urges European unity

Beijing - Egypt Today

French President Emmanuel Macron pleaded on Wednesday for European unity in the face of China's growing economic power as he wrapped up a visit to Beijing with several business deals. Macron, who has become the leading voice of the European Union, endorsed President Xi Jinping's massive $1 trillion programme to revive ancient Silk Road trading routes during his three-day trip...Read more

Macron endorses China's Silk Road but warns

Beijing - Egypt Today

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe Monday to take part in China's massive Silk Road infrastructure project but warned against "hegemony", saying both sides should share the benefits. Macron, on the first day of a state visit, also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change in the face of the US decision to withdraw from..Read more

Macron calls for Europe-China alliance

Paris - Egypt Today

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe Monday to take part in China´s Silk Road revival plan, despite some European misgivings about the massive project, as he began a state visit. Macron also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change, in the face of US plans to withdraw from the Paris accord.“Our destinies are linked,” he..Read more

Macron endorses China’s Silk Road but warns against ‘hegemony’

Beijing - Egypt Today

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe Monday to take part in China’s massive Silk Road infrastructure project but warned against “hegemony,” saying both sides should share the benefits. Macron, on the first day of a state visit, also called on Europe and China to team up on curbing climate change in the face of the US decision to withdraw from..Read more

Abbas to discuss cooperation with China on Belt & Road

Cairo - Egypt Today

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said Palestine will discuss with China ways to carry out cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. The president made the remarks during an interview with Xinhua ahead of his state visit to China, which is slated for July 17-20. It will be Abbas's fourth visit to China. He said Palestine thinks..Read more

Egyptian official welcomes

Beijing - MENA

Egyptian Culture Adviser in Beijing Hussein Ibrahim hailed the outcome of a session on common understanding among people that was held on the fringe of the recent Road and Belt Forum. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, he said the session forms the basis for civilization and humanitarian cooperation under the umbrella of the One Road, One Belt" strategy. China's..Read more

Tea culture in Kashgar, northwest China

Kashgar - ArabToday

People in Kashgar has been drinking tea since more than a thousand years ago, thanks to the city's important position on the ancient Silk Road, through which merchants traded tea and other goods between China, Middle East and Europe. source: Xinhua..Read more

Xi leaves for Cambodia, Bangladesh, BRICS summit

Beijing - Arab Today

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing Thursday morning for state visits to Cambodia and Bangladesh, and the 8th BRICS summit in Goa of India, Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. Xi was invited by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, respectively. Xi's state visits to Cambodia and Bangladesh will serve to deepen strategic..Read more

China promises to help Sri Lanka become a major shipping hub

Colombo - Arab Today

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said his country will align its maritime silk road project with Sri Lanka’s development plans to enable the island nation to become a shipping hub in the Indian Ocean. Wang’s comments came after meeting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, starting a two-day visit. It is a sign of Sri Lanka’s new government’s increasing receptiveness..Read more

Chinese scientists propose cooperation on 'Silk Road' Earth observation

Beijing - XINHUA

Chinese scientists on Monday proposed an international scientific cooperation program for Earth observation to support the Belt and Road Initiative. The "digital Silk Road" proposal was put forward at an international symposium in Beijing on Earth observation for the Belt and Road. The event was attended by over 300 Earth observation scholars and experts from more than 40 countries and..Read more