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Chinese doctor conducting acupuncture treatment at a TCM center in Antananarivo, Madagascar, 6 November 2019 [Xinhua/Xie Han]
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Geopolitics
Congo-Brazzaville secures restructuring on US $2.4 billion low-interest Chinese loan, while trying to unlock IMF loan (US $404 million)
Third largest sub-Saharan Africa oil producer (70% of national revenue) sees debt rise (110% of GDP) due to pandemic and oil price drop (70% in 2014); Swiss oil traders Trafigura and Glencore hold US $1.7 billion of national debt
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People’s Life and Culture
As Zambian independence leader Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021) dies, Chinese-supported Tanzania-Zambia railway built under his leadership remains a symbol of internationalism
With interest-free loan (US $500 million), 56,000 Chinese (1970-76) alongside African workers constructed 320 bridges, 22 tunnels, and 93 stations of the 1,860km railway, reducing dependency on neighboring colonial states; >60 Chinese died in the process
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Health
Marking 50 years of cooperation with Equatorial Guinea, China has sent 586 medical workers in 31 teams for specialized treatment and training
With limited medical facilities, Traditional Chinese Medicine – with still-low popularity – is being introduced to treat chronic diseases and taught in universities (South Africa) on the continent, where 46 Chinese teams are currently based
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Led by Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021), Zambia was the first southern African nation to establish relations with China in 1964 based on international solidarity