China News Agency, Beijing, January 12. On January 11 local time, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Chairman of the African Union Commission Faki jointly met the press.
A reporter asked about China's views on the second US-Africa summit. Qin Gang said that both China and the US are permanent members of the UN Security Council and bear great responsibility for world peace, security and development.
Sino-US relations should not be a competitive relationship, and should not be a zero-sum game where you lose and I win. Otherwise, both sides will suffer and the world will suffer.
China and the United States should respect each other, coexist peacefully, and cooperate for win-win results, and should not harm the interests of third parties. This is in line with the progressive trend of the times and the general expectations of the international community.
Qin Gang said that there is a profound traditional friendship between China and Africa, which is rooted in mutual support in the cause of national liberation and mutual assistance on the road to development. It is based on mutual respect, equal treatment, mutual benefit and win-win results The basic relationship of sincerity, sincerity, friendship and cooperation has withstood the test of vicissitudes of the international situation and has become stronger and unbreakable over time.
Since the beginning of the new century, China has built more than 6,000 kilometers of railways, 6,000 kilometers of roads, nearly 20 ports, more than 80 large-scale power facilities in Africa, and built more than 130 hospitals and clinics, more than 170 schools, and 45 sports facilities in Africa. venues, more than 500 agricultural projects.
These achievements are visible and tangible, and have played an important role in promoting Africa's economic and social development and improving people's livelihood. They have demonstrated the quality of China-Africa relations and the background of China-Africa friendship, and have been praised by African countries and people.
Qin Gang said that Africa is a rising continent, a fertile field of hope, full of vigor and vitality.
Without peace and development in Africa, there will be no stability and prosperity in the world.
What Africa needs is solidarity and cooperation, not confrontation between camps. No country or person has the right to force African countries to choose sides.
Africa should be a big stage for international cooperation, not an arena for great power games.
If there is competition, then it will be a comparison of who will do more practical things for Africa's peaceful development and for Africa's greater representation and voice in the international governance agenda.
No matter which country, as long as they sincerely help Africa achieve peace and development, we are happy to see it.
If our African friends are willing, we are also willing to carry out tripartite or multi-party cooperation with any country in Africa to jointly make greater contributions to the development and revitalization of Africa.
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