China and Africa cooperation has reached a new climax in 2021: Chinese Foreign Minister

By Staff writer 

Chinese State councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E Wang Yi, disclosed that China and Africa cooperation has reached a new climax. The Foreign minister said this while speaking at a symposium on the International Sutiation and China’s Foreign Relations in 2021, under the theme: China’s Diplomacy in 2021: Embracing a Global Vision and Serving the Nation and its People. The symposium took place on December 20, in Beijing. 

In his long speech, the foreign Minister disclosed thatChina and African countries have overcome the impact of COVID-19 and held a successful Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The conference took place in Dakar-Senegal on November 29-30. 

He reminded that while attending the conference via video link, President Xi Jinping highlighted the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation, spelt out four proposals for building a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, and announced nine programs for cooperation with Africa. 

This, the minister noted, is a new milestone in China-Africa relations and a full expression of China’s sincerity in supporting Africa’s development and revitalization. Over the past year, China-Africa trade and investment have both grown despite the headwinds.

Efforts have been made to synergize the Global Development Initiative with the Agenda 2063 of the African Union and development strategies of African countries, to set up a platform for China-Africa private investment promotion, and to open “green lanes” for African agricultural exports to China, in a bid to help Africa with faster post-COVID recovery; foreign minister Wang Yi said. 

He further said that China and Africa have also jointly launched an Initiative on Partnership for Africa’s Development and formulated a China-Africa Partnership Plan on Digital Innovation, adding new dimensions to China-Africa cooperation.