Designed cookware facilitates residents' daily life in China's Xizang

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Experts chide America for arm-twisting tactics on China-Zambia ties

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ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINA-ZAMBIA-TIES

ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINA-ZAMBIA-TIES

(230329) -- LUSAKA, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Brian Mundubile, leader of the opposition in the Zambian parliament, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Lusaka, Zambia, March 27, 2023. TO GO WITH "Experts chide America for arm-twisting tactics on China-Zambia ties" (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)