Oliver Liu 中国记者在非洲
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@XHNews Journalist in Ethiopia; previously in China handling domestic news. retweet≠endorsement. views my own. sad @Arsenal fan
Addis Ababa
Joined November 2016
I’m from a working-class family. My dad, 63, gets paid daily by doing hard physical work, all sorts of work, using his hands. Today I had a rare chance to go see his work. He was carrying huge floor tiles (55.5 kg per box) to the third floor for apartment decoration. It’s so
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The whole world was urging China to open up about a month ago. China finally opens up. The world decides to close its door to China.
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China's Pan Zhanle has been slandered by western media for taking drugs after winning 100-meter freestyle race and breaking world record. He won a second gold medal tonight, and this is what he said in response to these groundless accusations. "My teammates aren't very happy
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#Thread: Time flies when you’re indulged in happiness with beloved ones. My wife is going back to China tomorrow after being here in 🇪🇹 for two weeks. She’s been well treated and impressed by this African country and its people, through visiting spectacular places like fish
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I was scrolling down tweets, then this popped up. Thank you @Twitter for the honor. I'll do my best to live up to your expectations.
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There is a famous Chinese saying, 以和(荷)为贵（yi he wei gui), meaning peace is most precious. The Chinese pronunciation of lotus (荷)is same as peace(和). Putting lotus flowers in the middle shows China’s sincerity & good hope (my guess), plus they look beautiful in summer.
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Officially married today, and we also made a statement in the local newspaper, which has become a fashion in China. ❤🌹💞
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Just finished reading a 17-page story of Xi. Here are some interesting facts about him. 🧵. At 15, #XiJinping left Beijing for a village called Liangjiahe, spending 7 years in the countryside, working and living alongside farmers.
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Had a good time today, finishing the Great Ethiopian Run (10 K) within one hour!🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️🏃🏻♀️
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One year in Ethiopia, I'm glad to see that 44.5% of my audience on X are from Ethiopia. 🇪🇹. Thank you all for your support! And my goal is to increase that number to above 50% in 2025. Happy New Year to you all! 🥳😀👏
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#Facts are facts. 🇨🇳 China's GDP ↑ 5.5% for the first half of the year. 🇺🇲 US ↑ 2.3%,. 🇩🇪 Germany ↓ 0.3%,. 🇯🇵 Japan ↑ 2%.
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Today marks my one-year anniversary in Ethiopia, but it feels like a lifetime because so much has happened. Ethiopia is already my second home, and I believe the best is yet to come. This is me arriving at Bole Airport one year ago.
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This is a "Nobel Peace Prize" moment for China. And I believe China can also play a constructive role in brokering relations between Russia and Ukraine.
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The world is celebrating the Paris Olympics, but Ethiopia will have a 3-day national mourning, starting from tomorrow, for 257 citizens who lost their lives after deadly landslides. I call on the Olympics to observe a silence moment for the victims. 🙏 Share if you agree.
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Ye Lianping (#叶连平), a 95-yr-old retired teacher, has been tutoring left-behind children English voluntarily in Anhui for 23 years. Over 2,000 students have received his free tutoring. He also set up a scholarship with his savings, while he lives a frugal life himself. 👍
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Many Ethiopians are going to Arabic countries for work. It reminds me of the migrant workers in China about 20 years ago. Lots of people including my parents went from rural areas to cities for good-paying jobs, leaving behind their children. I was raised by my grandparents
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Addis Ababa has attracted over 5 million local and international tourists during the first half of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, the city’s Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau has revealed.
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The #BRICS2024 Summit will take place tomorrow in Russia. It’s the first time for Ethiopia to attend the BRICS Summit, so we talked to some Ethiopians to get their opinions on Ethiopia’s membership into the BRICS.
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Hawassa airport is a small one with five flights coming from and to Addis Ababa per day. I was told that's also the only route for this airport.
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Melcam Addis Amet to all my Ethiopian friends! . It's my first time to experience and celebrate the Ethiopian New Year. I hope you all can have a good holiday!
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Addis Ababa is working hard to become a smart city hub in Africa. 👍
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Getting married is one of the most stressful things in life. We finally tied the knot on Oct. 3. Thank you all for making the day so special. Feeling blessed and grateful. 🙏❤🌹
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Went hiking in Entoto mountains, and we're amazed by the spectacular views of the Great Rift Valley. 😃
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“Ethiopia coffee is too strong. I couldn't fall asleep until 3 in the morning after I drank the coffee in daytime,” a friend back in China told me. 😂😂😂
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Congratulations to three Ethiopian female athletes on winning the first three places in this year's Shanghai Marathon!
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I learned an Ethiopian proverb today that goes, "When spiders unite, they can tie up a lion." 🇪🇹🕸️🦁. The saying gives a powerful image of many people coming together to achieve something awe-inspiring. In Chinese we say, "The fire burns high when everybody adds wood to it." 🔥
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They're building a double-deck rail-road bridge over the Yangtze River, in Ma'anshan City, Anhui. They make 200 RMB per day (about $30). 4 migrant workers stay in a dormitory like this. My father is also a construction worker. They're unsung heroes of China's rising economy.
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed @AbiyAhmedAli has arrived in Beijing for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, which is from Sept. 4 to 6. #FOCAC2024 . Have a good time in China!
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I saw the news that the first Ethiopian Orthodox Church has been established in China! . Anybody knows where it is in China?. I'd like to go for a visit next time I go back!
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Haile Selassie donated his palace to Addis Ababa University in 1963 for the development of the school. It has become a museum today. @AAU_Official
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Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Russia for the BRICS Summit, which is from Oct. 22 to 24. It's Ethiopia's first time to attend the BRICS Summit after it officially joined the BRICS mechanism at the beginning of 2024. #BRICSSummit2024 . Big Congrats! 🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦🇪🇹🇪🇬🇮🇷🇦🇪🇸🇦
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The fact that Ethiopian Airlines adds 3 weekly fights to Guangzhou, making the weekly fights between the two cities to 10, is a testament to the increasing people-to-people exchanges & economic ties btw China and Africa. 🤝 🤝🤝
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Won 15,000 birr for the second place in the badminton competition! 😃😃😃
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People are celebrating Epiphany at Mekanissa Abo Church in Ethiopia. Happy Epiphany to all Ethiopian friends!
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Things have been hectic lately. Grandpa passed away a few days ago. Drove back overnight for the funeral. He lived a long life, died at 91. I was raised by my grandparents, so I had a strong connection with them. Grandma died in 2016, and now grandpa is gone. RIP🙏🙏🙏
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcome Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed and his wife before a banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.
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My room is on the 9th floor, and I was awakened by strong tremors just now. I was so scared. Did you feel that in Addis Ababa? 😥😱😰.
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It's a blessing to have this ramen noodles in Ethiopia. Very authentic but it's a bit expensive, 1,000 birr. I'm surprised to see some local Ethiopians at the restaurant. This food is quite popular in northwest China.
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This is a huge electricity transformer substation near Addis Ababa! . Power is transmitted all the way from the GERD to this substation, and then to millions of households in the capital!. Really impressive!
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Ethiopia is doing pretty well, considering the huge population of 120 million, the second largest in Africa after Nigeria. With abundant resources and great demographic dividend, Ethiopia has the potential to do better.
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"If you want to get rich, build roads first," says a Chinese proverb. Ethiopia has expanded its road network from 26,500 km in 1997 to over 169,000 km in 2023. This remarkable achievement not only increases connectivity, but also creates job opportunities & boosts local
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Three days is not enough to comprehend a place as big as Anhui, let alone China. But if you're willing to learn one thing about China every day, you'll become an expert on China in a few years. I have worked in Anhui for over five years, and am glad to have the chance to
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Chinese ambassador presented his credentials to the Ethiopian President today! . They also exchanged views on advancing bilateral cooperation and deepening the all-weather strategic partnership between the two countries.
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Happy Sunday everyone! . I'm addicted to Ethiopian coffee now.
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Ten eye doctors from China arrived in Ethiopia on Dec. 23, and they will stay here for over 20 days, with the mission of finishing about 500 cataract surgeries, free of charge, to bring brightness to Ethiopians. The campaign is going on at Tirunesh-Bejing Hospital!
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Walking by the Nile River in Cairo! . It's amazing the river flows all the way from Ethiopia!
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Story 3: We were trying out some local juice at a fruit store near our apartment. Four of us ordered four cups of orange juice. The store owner provided us a big plate of fruit salads including mango, papaya, pineapple, watermelon and banana, free of charge, after knowing that my
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I visited the magnificent Adwa Museum not long ago, was truly impressed by the bravery and resilience of Ethiopians in the battle against Italian forces in 1896. They fought with great courage to safeguard the nation's sovereignty and shield their people form colonial
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Goodbye Arba Minch! We've been treated well. There's a natural pool in the forest, formed by the spring. Many local kids come to swim every day.
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Surprised to see there are Chinese students learning Amharic in China, while Ethiopians are learning Chinese in Addis at a center, founded by Keleab who mastered Chinese after studying in China for 4 years. Languages serve as a bridge to bring close peoples, and cultures! 🇨🇳🇪🇹
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Happy Meskel everyone! More and more people are gathering at Mekanissa Abo Church to celebrate the festivity.
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I'm afraid I might lose my grandfather to COVID-19. He's 90 years and has been coughing a lot recently. Just had a phone call with him. He's not feeling well. My dad is taking him to hospital for a chest X-ray. Fingers crossed! 🙏.
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My girlfriend works at a local hospital and she got a phone call from New Jersey U.S. today, saying that China's dynamic Zero-COVID policy can't last long, is doomed to fail. "It's a robotic voice," she said. I wonder who's behind this strange call!
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Visiting Addis Ababa University Museum, and see the PhD degree dissertation of Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed
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They only accept credit card or telebirr for the entrance ticket. I had to ask my friend to pay for me and give him the cash. Ethiopia is too advanced for me, or I should go get a bank account.😅😅😅
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed in Beijing, and said:. China willing to import more quality products from Ethiopia & encourage more Chinese companies to invest in Ethiopia. China supports Ethiopia in fully integrating itself into BRICS
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It was my birthday yesterday, but I was too busy to celebrate it, definitely not in the mood. There's a lof of work every day. News can't wait. There're lots of perks of being a journalist, such as travelling to various places, meeting various people and having some cool
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What I like the most about Addis Ababa is the nice weather all year round.
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honestly, I think the U.S. owes China an apology.
A Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US military did not collect information as it flew across the country, the Pentagon said
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"We will never be colonized by anyone, including China. So neo-colonialism doesn't work for us. Anyone who wants to colonize us will be seeing the same thing which the Italians have witnessed in Ethiopia," said Hailemariam Dessalegn, former PM of Ethiopia. @HMDessalegn
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I like to share what I see & think on this platform with the intention of promoting China-Ethiopia friendship, but it baffles me when I see attacks or provocation in the comments. I don’t want to argue back because I don’t have the time or energy, but I’ll surely correct my.
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I should've made over ¥1,000 if I get paid ¥0.5 for every #twitter post. I'm waiting for my paycheck to come, as a self-claimed member of Chinese Twitter Army.
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Djibouti is the third African country I've been to.
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My 89-yr-old grandpa gave a red-pocket of 1,000 yuan to my girlfriend because it's my first time to bring her home to meet family. Everybody is so pleased to see her, so far so good!😃 #国庆快乐.
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An international hotel is not so "international" when the front desk doesn't speak English. I was checking in at this hotel near Beijing Capital Airport. Two foreigners were talking with hotel staff with a translation app, but not so smooth, so I volunteered to translate for
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Story 2: We were hiking in Entoto Mountain this morning, appreciating the views of the forest and the valley. We didn’t expect to see anyone in the wild, but three ladies wearing white attire appeared in our sight after a while, walking towards us. I assume they were going home
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which will be held from Sept. 4 to 6. @AbiyAhmedAli @ChinaEmbAddis @flyethiopian @EthiopiainChina
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China is working very hard to implement the Zero-COVID policy, and it's very difficult to achieve this goal. Take care everyone!
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Hundreds of people are applying for visas to go to China every day at the visa center in Addis Ababa, demonstrating the ever-growing relationship between Ethiopia and China.
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The Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism and the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia have launched a Chinese language training program for 60 Ethiopian tour guide professionals, who will be learning Chinese in the next 3 weeks to better attract Chinese tourists into the Land of Origins. 🇪🇹
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So it's perfectly okay for foreigners to criticize China, but unacceptable to see foreigners praise the country because they must have been "paid" and "cultivated" to do so. 🤔.
Friendly foreign influencers win growing following in China
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@CGTNOfficial Congrats to Chinese scientists! We waited at the experiment site for a day and night to finally get the result. This is where miracle happens!
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It’s a great honor to interview H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn, @HMDessalegn the former Ethiopian PM, before FOCAC summit. He shared insights with us on how to advance China-Africa relations, specifically China-Ethiopia relations, open up new areas for cooperation, among others. 🇨🇳🇪🇹
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They are among the 500 patients who have received or will receive free cataract surgeries from Chinese doctors at Tirunesh Beijing Hospital in Addis Ababa, helping them regain sight. Really a "Brightness Journey" for these beautiful faces!
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A close look at the finishing medal of today's Great Ethiopian Run, which is featured by Lucy, one of the oldest archeological remains of human species of 3.2 million years old. Its remains was discovered in Ethiopia in 1974. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Lucy's
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Addis Ababa University, also the old palace of Haile Selassie
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Merry Christmas to all Ethiopian friends out there! 🎄
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Over 1,000 couples from 43 African nations participated in a mass weeding event in Addis Ababa's Friendship Square on Sunday to celebrate the cultural diversity and new beginnings in life! ㊗️🤵♂️👰. This is a very special memory in their life!
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Ethiopia is welcoming the French President. His picture is everywhere in Addis Ababa.
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Story 1: We were visiting Addis Ababa University the other day, but was stooped at the library since we are not students. A librarian named Ahmed talked to the guard and kindly let us in after finding out we are tourists. To our surprise, he even volunteered to give us a tour in
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Would you like some fried fish and fish soup from the Awassa lake? 🐟🐟🐟. 70 birr for a fried fish and 20 birr for a cup of fish soup!
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Beautiful night view of Addis Ababa! What a big change in the past few months.
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Tens of thousands celebrated Meskel festival at Meskel Square with bonfire ceremony yesterday, even under the rain. We went there and reported the grand celebration. 👇 is our feature story on the festival.
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50,000 runners participated in the 24th edition of the Great Ethiopian Run International 10-kilometer road race yesterday in Addis Ababa, also Africa's largest road race. In addition to advancing athletics, the event plays a crucial role in enhancing Ethiopia's global image and
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