China News Service, Changsha, September 26 (Reporter Lu Yi) On the 25th, the opening of the second China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo was about to open. Africa Economic and Trade Relations Report (2021)", and unveiled the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute.

　　He Baoxiang, Vice Governor of Hunan Province, stated that he launched the "China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Case Program Collection" and "China-Africa Economic and Trade Relations Report", and established the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute. Since the Economic and Trade Expo, China's local economic and trade cooperation with Africa has new progress, new results, and new mechanisms, sharing good experiences and good practices in China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, pooling the wisdom and strength of all parties, building a China-Africa economic and trade deep cooperation think tank brand, and helping China-Africa economic and trade cooperation To a higher level and higher quality development.

　　In recent years, China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has achieved leaps and bounds, the areas of cooperation between the two sides have continued to expand, cooperation methods have continued to innovate, and cooperation entities have become increasingly diversified. The connotation of the partnership has made important contributions to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future.

On September 25, the China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Institute was inaugurated in Changsha.

　　"The vivid practice of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation provides rich soil for academic research, and academic research is also helpful to serve the high-quality development of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation." said He Song, deputy director of the West Asia and Africa Department of the Ministry of Commerce, "Hunan owns the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo. , The two major national-level economic and trade cooperation platforms with Africa in the China-Africa In-depth Economic and Trade Cooperation Pilot Zone have unique advantages in conducting research on Africa."

　　"China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Case Program Collection" is one of the major innovations and core highlights of the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.

Li Xinqiu, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Commerce, introduced that the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo creatively launched the "China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Case Program Collection". The two parties jointly build and share, and in strict accordance with the principle of "can be used for reference, can be copied, promoted, sustainable, and can be implemented", continue to build methodologies and tool books for economic and trade cooperation with Africa.

　　The second "China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Case Program Collection" contains 49 case programs, which comprehensively cover platform construction, agricultural cooperation, production capacity cooperation, commercial trade, infrastructure, energy and power, health and sanitation, technological innovation and digital economy, and capabilities The construction field covers 19 African countries and 15 provinces and municipalities in China.

　　The "Report on China-Africa Economic and Trade Relations (2021)" was compiled by the Institute of International Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce of China and the Hunan China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Research Association. After the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (2019-2020) ) The progress and results of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, and based on the new situation, research, judge and look forward to future development trends.

The report is divided into three parts: a comprehensive chapter, a local cooperation with Africa and a business cooperation with Africa. It is presented in both Chinese and English.

　　The China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Institute was proposed by the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee. It is to implement the "Eight Actions" of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, based on the two national platforms of China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo and the Pilot Zone of China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation to promote China-Africa economic and trade. An intellectual support platform for a long-term mechanism of cooperation and exchange.

The Institute will provide decision-making support to promote the construction of a new highland of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, conduct scientific research to solve fundamental, overall, and long-term major theoretical and practical issues in the development of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation, and contribute to the sustainable development of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. Transport and train compound talents in economics and trade, and provide consulting services for the actual needs of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation enterprises.

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