Yan Yuqing
8 Jan
Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, has disclosed that the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), and Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) proposed by the Chinese side have received explicit support and positive response from over 100 countries. Yuqing stressed that building a community with a shared…
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