Count! Xi Jinping promotes the construction of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future

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Xi Jinping promotes the construction of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future

　　Hookup + On the evening of November 29, in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the flag array composed of the flags of China, 53 African countries and the flags of the African Union was magnificent and enthusiastic.

President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and delivered a keynote speech here.

On November 29, 2021, President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing via video and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Together in the same boat, carry forward the past, and join hands to build a China-Africa community with a shared future."

　　In his speech, President Xi elaborated on the theme of "Together in the same boat, carry forward the past, and join hands to build a community with a shared future for China and Africa in a new era." The non-community with a shared future put forward four propositions and announced that China will work closely with African countries to implement the "Nine Projects."

　　CCTV Network "Liancast+" specially sorts out the key points of Chairman Xi's speech and learns with you.

　　This year marks the 65th anniversary of the inauguration of diplomatic relations between China and Africa.

　　In his speech, President Xi emphasized that over the past 65 years, China and Africa have forged an unbreakable brotherhood in the struggle against imperialism and colonialism. They have embarked on a road of cooperation with distinctive characteristics on the journey of development and revitalization, and amidst complex changes. He wrote a wonderful chapter of mutual assistance and set a glorious example for the construction of a new type of international relations.

　　So why is China-Africa relations good?

Why is China-Africa friendship deep?

President Xi answered that the key lies in the long-standing Sino-African spirit of friendship and cooperation between China and Africa, which is "sincere friendship, equal treatment, mutual benefit and win-win, common development, uphold justice, defend justice, adapt to the current situation, and be open and inclusive." ".

This is a true portrayal of China and Africa sharing weal and woe and struggling side by side for decades, and is a source of strength for China-Africa friendly relations.

　　A thousand miles begins with a single step.

Standing at the historical starting point of building a China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, President Xi put forward four propositions to paint the future of China-Africa relations:

　　First, persist in unity to fight the epidemic.

　　Second, deepen pragmatic cooperation.

　　Third, promote green development.

　　Fourth, maintain fairness and justice.

　　Before this meeting, China and Africa jointly formulated the "China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035".

As the first three-year plan of the vision, China will work closely with African countries to jointly implement the "Nine Projects."

In his speech, President Xi briefly described the implementation path of these "nine projects":

The first is health engineering

　　◆China will provide another

billion doses of vaccine

to Africa

, of which

million doses will be free aid, and

million doses will be provided by means of joint production by Chinese companies and relevant African countries.

　　◆China will also implement

medical and health projects

for African countries and

send

medical team members and public health experts

to Africa

.

The second is the poverty alleviation and benefit agriculture project

　　◆China will assist Africa in the implementation of

poverty reduction and agricultural projects, dispatch

agricultural experts

to Africa

, set up a group of China-Africa modern agricultural technology exchange demonstration and training joint centers in China, and encourage Chinese institutions and enterprises to build China-Africa in Africa Demonstration villages for agricultural development and poverty reduction support the launch of the "Hundred Enterprises, Thousand Villages" activity in Africa by the China Corporate Social Responsibility Alliance.

The third is the trade promotion project

　　◆China will establish a "green channel" for the export of African agricultural products to China, accelerate the promotion of quarantine access procedures, and further expand the scope of zero-tariff treatment products from the least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations with China, and strive to achieve a total import volume of

from Africa in the next three years

One hundred million U.S. dollars.

　　◆China will provide

billion U.S. dollars in trade financing to support African exports and build a pioneer zone for China-Africa in-depth economic and trade cooperation and the "Belt and Road" China-Africa Cooperation Industrial Park in China.

　　◆China will assist Africa in the implementation of

facility connectivity projects, establish a China-Africa Economic Cooperation Expert Group with the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, and continue to support the construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

The fourth is investment-driven engineering

　　◆In the next three years, China will promote the total investment of enterprises in Africa to no less than

billion U.S. dollars and establish a "China-Africa Private Investment Promotion Platform."

　　◆China will assist Africa in the implementation of

industrialization and employment promotion projects, provide a

credit line of US$

billion

to African financial institutions

, focus on supporting the development of African SMEs, and establish a Sino-African cross-border RMB center.

　　◆China will forgive the intergovernmental interest-free loan debts of the least developed countries in Africa that have not yet been repaid by the end of 2021.

　　◆China is willing to allocate

billion U.S. dollars

from the additional special drawing rights issued by the International Monetary Fund to

lend to African countries.

Fifth, digital innovation project

　　◆China will assist Africa in the implementation of

digital economy projects, build a China-Africa satellite remote sensing application cooperation center, and support the construction of China-Africa joint laboratories, partner institutes, and scientific and technological innovation cooperation bases.

　　◆China will join hands with African countries to expand cooperation on "Silk Road E-commerce", hold the African Goods Online Shopping Festival and tourism e-commerce promotion activities, and implement the "Hundred Stores, Thousands of Products on the Platform" initiative in Africa.

Sixth, green development project

　　◆China will assist Africa in the implementation of

green environmental protection and climate change projects, support the construction of the "Africa Green Great Wall", and build low-carbon demonstration zones and climate change adaptation demonstration zones in Africa.

Seven is the capacity building project

　　◆ China will help Africa create or upgrade

schools, invite

Wanming Africa top talent to participate in training seminars.

　　◆Implement the "Future Africa-China-Africa Vocational Education Cooperation Plan" and launch the "Express Employment for African International Students" activity.

　　◆China will continue to cooperate with African countries to establish "Luban Workshops" and encourage non-Chinese companies to provide local

jobs

with no less than

jobs.

Eighth is the humanities exchange project

　　◆China is willing to support all African countries with diplomatic ties to become destinations for Chinese citizens to organize groups for outbound tourism.

　　◆Holding the African Film Festival in China and the Chinese Film Festival in Africa.

　　◆Hold the China-Africa Youth Service Forum and China-Africa Women's Forum.

Nine is the peace and security project

　　◆China will implement

projects in the field of peace and security

for Africa

, continue to implement military assistance to the African Union, support African countries in their independent efforts to maintain regional security and counter-terrorism, and carry out joint training, on-site training, and cooperation in the control of small arms and light weapons.

Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

[Establishment Date] In

order to further strengthen the friendly cooperation between China and African countries under the new situation, jointly respond to the challenges of economic globalization, and seek common development, under the joint initiative of China and Africa, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation-Beijing 2000 Ministerial Conference Held in Beijing on October 10-12, 2000, the China-Africa Cooperation Forum was formally established.

[Purpose]

Consultation on an equal footing, enhance understanding, expand consensus, strengthen friendship, and promote cooperation.

[Members]

China, the 53 African countries that have established diplomatic relations with China, and the African Union Commission.

[Meeting mechanism] The

ministerial meeting is held every three years; the follow-up meeting of senior officials and the preparatory meeting of senior officials to prepare for the ministerial meeting are held one year and several days before the ministerial meeting; African envoys to China and The secretariat of the Chinese Follow-up Committee meets at least twice a year.

　　In addition, as China-Africa cooperation continues to expand and deepen, the China-Africa Civil Forum, China-Africa Youth Leaders Forum, China-Africa Ministerial Health Cooperation and Development Seminar, China-Africa Media Cooperation Forum, China-Africa Conference on Poverty Reduction and Development, China-Africa Conference Cooperation Forums-Legal Forum, China-Africa Local Government Cooperation Forum, China-Africa Think Tank Forum and other China-Africa Cooperation Forum sub-forums have been established one after another.

　　(CCTV Network of China Central Radio and Television)