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  Guest Article by Li Xinshu, People's Daily The homeroom teacher of Jiang Xintong cheers up his  differently abled   student before Gaokao - Picture by Ziyang Guancha Amid China's 2025 national college entrance examination, known as gaokao, scenes of quiet determination played out across the country. In Suzhou, east China's Anhui province, Wang Ziwen, a student with osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as "brittle bone disease", was gently assisted into the exam hall by staff. In Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan province, Jiang Xintong, paralyzed from the waist down due to myelitis, arrived at the examination room 30 minutes early via a special access route. In Shenzhen, Guangdong province in south China, Chen Xinhe, the only fully blind candidate in the province, took his braille exam with the support of special education teachers, a counselor, and medical staff arranged by the test center. These touching moments reflect not only the resilience of th...

  By Linda Mupemo President Hakainde Hichilema delivers a keynote speech during the commissioning of the Chisamba solar power plant - Picture courtesy of his Facebook page Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says the Zambia-China Cooperation has played a vital role in revolutionising the energy sector in the country.    Mr. Hichilema noted that the partnership spanning 60 years was instrumental in implementing the 100-megawatt Chisamba solar power project in Chisamba district in Central Province.   ZANIS reports that the Head of State said this during the commissioning of the US$ 100 million solar energy project which has been implemented by Zambia’s Kariba North Bank Extension Power Corporation in collaboration with the People’s Republic of China’s PowerChina. Ariel view of the Chisamba solar power plant Mr. Hichilema thanked PowerChina for its contribution to constructing Zambia’s largest solar photovoltaic plant, adding that the Chisamba solar powe...

Disability grant gives Chikokomo a livelihood By Linda Mupemo Mackenzie Chikokomo sells vegetables to Chisamba District Social Welfare Logistics Officer Benard Tembo (center) and Social Welfare intern Linda Namala                                        Walking steadily with the help of  a crutch, Mackenzie Chikokomo weeds his vegetable garden on the shores of Mwomboshi river.  Although he needs mobility aids to support the right part of his body, he is undeterred in his farming endeavours.    Mr. Chikokomo, a small-scale farmer in Chisamba district in Central Province, is living with a disability which resulted from a crocodile attack when he was nine years old.    He secured a piece of land near the river to enable him grow crops all year round.    The 46-year-old, who is a father of two,  grows Chinese, kale and maize for sale as well as for ...

  By Linda Mupemo Painting a cherry blossom It was a sunny Thursday morning when my fellow China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) participants and I went to Huawei Beijing Exhibition Hall on a media tour.  I had only stayed in China for a few weeks at the time of our visit to the organisation. During that period, I got introduced to an unmatched level of hospitality. Wherever my colleagues and I went, be it manufacturing companies, learning institutions or museums, we were treated with so much warmth. China felt like a home away from home. In addition, officials always gave us souvenirs such as diaries, branded memory sticks and pretty portable flasks. By the way, Chinese people have a culture of regularly drinking hot water. The practice is said to be good for one’s health and one way to keep the body warm in freezing winter. Let me hasten to say I love to stay hydrated, drink lots of water and mind my business! With...