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Zambia
On April 3, 2023, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China's ambassador to Zambia, published a signed op-ed titled "Zambia Should Be a Stage for All Countries' Cooperation in Africa, Not a Competition Arena" (贊比亞應是各國對非合作大舞台，而非競技場) in three Zambian outlets: the Zambia Daily Mail, the Daily Nation, and The Mast. The article was timed to coincide with the completion of the Lower Kafue Gorge 750-megawatt hydropower station and used it as the ce…
China, Indonesia, Serbia, Zambia
On September 25, 2024, the governments of China and Zambia jointly hosted the High-Level Meeting on International Cooperation on Capacity-Building of Artificial Intelligence (人工智能能力建設國際合作高級別會議) on the margins of the general debate of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (王毅) attended and addressed the event alongside Serbia's President Aleksandar Vučić, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsa…
Zambia
On December 3, 2024, China and Zambia co-hosted the inaugural meeting of the Group of Friends for International Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building (人工智能能力建設國際合作之友小組) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, formally establishing the group. Fu Cong (傅聰), China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Prudence Kaoma, acting Permanent Secretary of Zambia's Ministry of Finance and National Planning, delivered opening remarks, with representatives from more than 80 countries and several UN agencies attending, including the Office of the Secretary…
Zambia
On July 29, 2024, the People's Daily (人民日報) and several Zambian media outlets conducted a joint reporting visit in Lusaka under the theme "China-Africa Cooperation in the New Era" (新時代中非合作) — described as the first such joint reporting exercise between Chinese and Zambian media conducted on Zambian soil. Journalists from the People's Daily, the Zambia Daily Mail, and the Daily Nation visited the Lusaka Park of the Zambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (中贊經貿合作區), described in the People's Daily report as China's first e…
Zambia
On April 28, 2026, Zambia's state-owned media announced the postponement of RightsCon 2026, the world's largest digital human rights conference, which had been scheduled to take place at the Mulungushi Conference Center in Lusaka from May 5–8. The cancellation came after the Chinese Embassy in Zambia pressured the Government of Zambia over the planned participation of Taiwanese civil society at the event. According to
Zambia
On December 12, 2017, the Chinese Embassy in Zambia held the first "China-Zambia Friendship Media Awards" (中贊友好媒體表彰會) in Lusaka, attended by Ambassador Yang Youming (楊優明), Minister of Information and Media Kampamba Mulunga, and approximately 150 representatives. The event recognized ten individuals and nine organizations with awards for "Media Excellence," aimed at honoring those who promote mutual understanding through "active and objective reporting" (積極客觀報道) on the "China-Zambia traditional friendship" (中贊傳統友誼). In Communist Party discourse,
Zambia
The Ministry of Technology and Science (贊比亞科技部) is the Zambian government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policies on technology, science, communications, and skills development. According to its official mandate, the ministry coordinates research to promote investment in science and technology, promotes advancement of knowledge and skills, and conducts science, technology, and innovation impact assessments, with the stated aim of accelerating Zambia's transformation into a digital economy. It collaborates with industry and the private …
Zambia
The Ministry of Finance and National Planning (贊比亞財政和國家計劃部) is the Zambian government ministry responsible for the preparation of the national budget, economic management, resource mobilization, debt management, and public finance management. Its mandate is derived from the Minister of Finance (Incorporation) Act of the Laws of Zambia, originally enacted in 1958. The ministry is also …
Zambia
The National Economic Council (Dewan Ekonomi Nasional), or DEN, is an Indonesian presidential advisory body mandated to provide strategic recommendations to the President on the formulation and implementation of national economic policy. The council was originally established on November 30, 1999 under President Abdurrahman Wahid but was disbanded within a year. It was re-established on October 20, 2024 by President Prabowo …
Indonesia
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Republik Indonesia) is the sovereign government of Indonesia, the world's largest archipelagic state, declared independent on August 17, 1945. Indonesia operates as a unitary republic under the Constitution of 1945, as amended through 2002, with executive authority vested in a directly elected president serving a maximum of two five-year terms. The legislative branch comprises a bicameral People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), consisting of the House of Representatives…
Zambia
The Government of the Republic of Zambia (贊比亞共和國政府) is the sovereign government of Zambia, a landlocked republic in southern Africa that gained independence from British colonial rule on October 24, 1964. According to the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Zambia is a democratic republic with a unicameral parliament known as the National Assembly, with …
Zambia
On March 9, 2023, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China's ambassador to Zambia, published a signed op-ed titled "The Global Security Initiative: China's Contribution to World Peace and Security" (全球安全倡議：為世界和平安全貢獻中國方案) in three Zambian outlets: the Zambia Daily Mail, the Daily Nation, and The Mast. The article promoted the Global Security Initiative (全球安全倡議), a framework proposed by Xi Jinping in April 2022 and elaborated in a concept document released by Fore…
Zambia
On March 28, 2023, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China's ambassador to Zambia, visited the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) in Lusaka and met with newly appointed Director-General Berry Lwando. According to the Chinese Embassy in Zambia (中華人民共和國駐贊比亞共和國大使館), Du congratulated Lwando on his appointment and said that ZNBC played an important role in promoting understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries, and that the embassy wished to deepen cooperation with ZNBC in the areas of capacity building and program resources. Lwando sai…
China
The Chinese Embassy in Zambia (中華人民共和國駐贊比亞共和國大使館) is the official diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia, headquartered in Lusaka. China and Zambia established diplomatic relations on October 29, 1964 — five days after Zambia's independence from British colonial rule — making China one of the first countries to recognize the newly independent state. The embassy oversees the full range of bilateral diplomatic activities between the two countries, including political exchanges, economic and trade cooperation, cultural diplomacy, and consular servi…
China
StarTimes Communication Network Technology Co. Ltd. (四達時代通訊網絡技術有限公司), formerly registered as Beijing StarTimes Communication Network Technology Co., Ltd. (北京四達時代通訊網絡技術有限公司), is a Beijing-based Chinese technology and engineering company incorporated on January 18, 2000, in Haidian District, Beijing, with a registered and fully paid capital of 132 million RMB. It is the primary contracting entity for StarTimes Group's (四達時代集團) government engineering, procurement, and construction contracts in Africa, and is the entity named in AidData's record
China
Tibet Pan-African Investment Co., Ltd. (西藏泛非投資有限公司) is a Chinese investment holding company incorporated on January 28, 2015, in the Lhasa Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tibet Autonomous Region, with a registered and fully paid capital of 30 million RMB. Its sole shareholder, legal representative, and beneficial owner is Chinese businessman Pang Xinxing (龐新星), founder and chairman of StarTimes Group (四達時代集團). Its corporate email domain — liyc@startimes.com.cn — directly links it to StarTimes' Beijing headquarters. In the StarTimes corporate structure it holds 20 percent of StarTi…
China
Qinhuangdao Development Zone Sida Electronics Co., Ltd. (秦皇島開發區四達電子有限公司) is a Chinese limited liability company incorporated on January 10, 1992, in the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hebei Province, with a registered capital of 5 million RMB. According to PRC company registry records, its legal representative and controlling shareholder is Chinese businessman Pang Xinxing (龐新星), founder and chairman of StarTimes Group (四達時代集團), who holds approximately 78.07 percent of its registered capital and is identified as both actual controller and beneficial owner. The company's primary significance in the StarTimes co…
Zambia
On May 12, 2016, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and StarTimes Communication Network Technology Co. Ltd. (四達時代通訊網絡技術有限公司), a subsidiary of the Chinese media conglomerate StarTimes Group (四達時代集團), signed an agreement establishing TopStar Communications Company Limited as a joint venture to serve as Zambia's official public signal distributor and digital migration agent, with StarTimes holding a 60 percent controlling stake and ZNBC 40 percent for an initial period of 25 years. According to AidData, the joint venture followed a commercial contract worth 273 million US dolla…
Zambia
On September 5, 2022, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China's ambassador to Zambia, published a signed op-ed titled "The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Is of Great Significance to Zambia" (中非合作論壇對贊比亞意義重大) in three Zambian outlets: the Zambia Daily Mail, the Times of Zambia, and The Mast. The article was timed to promote the outcomes of the eighth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (中非合作論壇) ministerial coordination meeting…
Zambia
On December 6, 2022, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China's ambassador to Zambia, published a signed op-ed titled "Understanding Universal Human Values Through the 20th Party Congress" (從二十大讀懂全人類共同價值) in four Zambian outlets: the Zambia Daily Mail, the Times of Zambia, the Daily Nation, and The Mast. The article promoted the conclusions of the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress — at which Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as general secretary — to a Zambian audience, arguing that China's political system …
