Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 26 (Reporter Wu Yue) The White Paper "China-Africa Cooperation in the New Era" published by the Information Office of the State Council on the 26th introduced that China-Africa relations are currently in the best period in history, and the results of China-Africa cooperation are spread all over Africa. The conditions for economic and social development in Africa have been improved, and tangible benefits have been brought to the people of both sides.
The white paper says that political mutual trust between China and Africa continues to deepen.
Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, no matter how the international situation changes, China and African countries have always been good friends, good partners sharing weal and woe, and good brothers.
The 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation established a new type of strategic partnership between China and Africa.
The Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2015 established a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Africa.
The 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation decided to build a closer China-Africa community with a shared future and promote China-Africa relations into the best period in history.
The white paper says that China-Africa economic cooperation is developing rapidly.
The Johannesburg Summit and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation announced the implementation of the "Ten Major Cooperation Plans" and "Eight Major Actions" respectively, pushing the level of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation to a record high.
The white paper says that social cooperation between China and Africa is in the ascendant.
China actively cooperates with Africa in such social fields as poverty reduction, health, education, science and technology, environmental protection, climate change, and youth and women’s exchanges. By strengthening exchanges, providing assistance, and sharing social development Economic development creates endogenous power.
The white paper says that China-Africa humanities cooperation is expanding day by day.
China-Africa exchanges in culture, media, science and technology, think tanks, and young women have been deepened in an all-round way, which has further promoted people-to-people bonds between China and Africa and laid a solid foundation for the development of China-Africa relations.
The white paper says that China-Africa cooperation in peace and security has steadily expanded.
On the basis of fully respecting the will of Africa, non-interference in internal affairs, and abiding by the basic norms of international relations, China is actively exploring constructive participation in African peace and security affairs.