China Africa Cooperation In The New Era

1、 Building a Closer Community with a Shared Future between China and Africa

The friendship between China and Africa has a long history. Chairman Mao Zedong and other first generation leaders of New China, as well as older generation African politicians, jointly laid the foundation for China Africa friendly relations. For a long time, China has always respected, loved, and supported Africa. The Chinese people have always breathed and shared a common destiny with the African people, working together and helping each other, and have embarked on a distinctive path of win-win cooperation. At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in September 2018, China and Africa decided to build a closer China Africa community of common destiny, setting a new milestone in the history of China Africa relations and leading China Africa relations and cooperation into a new era. China and Africa share the same boat and move forward hand in hand, setting a model for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

（1） Adhere to the concept of truthfulness, sincerity, and the correct concept of righteousness and benefit

The concept of "truth, practicality, affinity, and sincerity" and the correct concept of righteousness and benefit highly condense and summarize China's policy towards Africa, reflecting the moral essence of China's excellent culture, integrating the historical accumulation of traditional friendship between China and Africa, and setting a benchmark for international cooperation with Africa. It is the overall guiding principle for China to strengthen unity and cooperation with developing countries, including Africa.

To treat African friends, speak the word 'true'. A true friend is the most precious. China has always regarded the development of unity and cooperation with African countries as an important foundation of its foreign policy, and this will never change due to China's own development and international status improvement. China will continue to support each other with African countries on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns, and firmly support the just stance of African countries in international and regional affairs, safeguarding the common interests of developing countries. China will continue to firmly support the efforts of African countries to independently solve regional problems, and make greater contributions to promoting peace and security in Africa. China will continue to firmly support African countries in exploring development paths that are suitable for their own national conditions, strengthen exchanges of experience in governance and governance with African countries, draw wisdom from their respective ancient civilizations and development practices, and promote common development and prosperity between China and Africa.

Carry out cooperation with Africa and speak the word 'practical'. China is not only an advocate for win-win cooperation, but also an active practitioner. China is committed to closely linking its own development with African development, closely integrating the interests of the Chinese people with those of the African people, and closely integrating China's development opportunities with those of Africa. We sincerely hope that African countries can develop faster and the African people can live better in the future. While seeking its own development, China has always provided support and assistance to African friends within its capabilities. Especially in recent years, China has increased its assistance and cooperation with Africa. As long as it is the commitment made by the Chinese side, it will definitely be fully implemented. China will continue to expand investment and financing cooperation with Africa, strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with African countries in fields such as agriculture and manufacturing, and help African countries transform their resource advantages into development advantages, achieving independent and sustainable development.

Strengthen the friendship between China and Africa and speak the word 'pro'. The Chinese people and African people have a natural sense of closeness. China and Africa have achieved heart-to-heart resonance through in-depth dialogue and practical actions. The foundation and bloodline of China Africa relations lie with the people, and the development of China Africa relations is more oriented towards the people. China and Africa attach great importance to cultural exchanges, enhance mutual understanding and cognition among the Chinese and African people, and lay a solid social foundation for the cause of China Africa friendship. China Africa relations are a future oriented cause that requires generations of aspiring young people from China and Africa to continue their efforts together. Both sides should actively promote youth exchanges, so that the cause of China Africa friendship can have successors and maintain youth and vitality forever.

To solve problems in cooperation, speak the word 'sincerity'. China and Africa are both in the process of rapid development, and mutual understanding needs to constantly keep up with the times. The Chinese side is candid in facing the new situations and problems faced by China Africa relations, and properly solves the problems that arise in the spirit of mutual respect and win-win cooperation.

The correct concept of righteousness and benefit emphasizes the combination of righteousness and benefit, prioritizing righteousness, politically upholding justice and upholding justice, economically promoting mutual benefit and common development, and in international affairs, emphasizing faithfulness, friendship, justice, and moral righteousness. Properly handling the relationship between "righteousness" and "benefit" is an inevitable requirement for China Africa cooperation in the new era. The biggest 'righteousness' of China Africa relations is to closely integrate Africa's independent and sustainable development with China's own development, not engage in a zero sum game where you lose and I win, and not engage in narrow and selfish actions, ultimately achieving win-win cooperation.

（2） Adhere to mutual respect and common development

China Africa cooperation is mutual assistance and assistance among developing countries. China has always adhered to the principles of "Four Adherences" and "Five Nos" in its cooperation with Africa, which have been consistent and accumulated over time, forming a distinctive path of win-win cooperation between China and Africa. These principles are in line with China's traditional concept of 'do not do to others what you do not want', and are in line with the fundamental interests of African countries and the basic norms of international relations. They are the essential characteristics of China Africa solidarity and cooperation, and have important reference significance for international cooperation with Africa.

The "Four Persistences" refer to:

——Adhere to sincerity, friendship, and equal treatment. The Chinese people have always breathed and shared a common destiny with the African people, and have always respected, loved, and supported Africa.

——Adhere to the principle of combining righteousness and profit, and prioritize righteousness. China advocates giving more and taking less, giving first and then taking, and only giving but not taking in its cooperation with Africa. It welcomes Africa to take the China Development Express with open arms.

——Adhere to development for the people, pragmatic and efficient. China insists on prioritizing the interests of the Chinese and African people, promoting cooperation for the well-being of the Chinese and African people, and ensuring that the achievements of cooperation benefit the Chinese and African people; Whatever China promises its African brothers, it will do its best to do well.

——Adhere to openness, inclusiveness, and inclusiveness. China is willing to work with international partners to support peace and development in Africa; China welcomes and supports anything that is beneficial to Africa.

The "Five Nos" principle means that China does not interfere with African countries in exploring development paths that are in line with their national conditions, does not interfere in African internal affairs, does not impose its own will on others, does not attach any political conditions to aid to Africa, and does not seek political self-interest in investment and financing in Africa.

（3） Establishing the noble goal of a community with a shared future

At the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2018, China and Africa reached a strategic consensus on jointly building a China Africa community of common destiny featuring "shared responsibility, win-win cooperation, happiness sharing, cultural prosperity, security and harmonious coexistence". This is the basic program of a community with a shared future between China and Africa, a grand goal for both sides to strive together, and a path for China Africa cooperation in the new era.

——Shared responsibility refers to strengthening mutual understanding and support on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns, close collaboration and cooperation on major international and regional issues, and safeguarding the common interests of China, Africa, and the vast number of developing countries.

——Win win cooperation is to seize the opportunity of docking China Africa development strategies, make good use of the major opportunities brought by the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", open up new cooperation space and explore new cooperation potential.

——Happiness sharing is the starting point and foothold for the development of China Africa relations, which is to enhance people's livelihood and well-being. China Africa cooperation should bring tangible results and benefits to the Chinese and African people.

——Cultural co prosperity is to promote exchanges, mutual learning, integration and coexistence between Chinese and African civilizations, tighten the emotional bonds between the Chinese and African people, provide lasting assistance for the revival of each other's civilizations, cultural progress, and literary and artistic prosperity, and provide deeper spiritual nourishment for China Africa cooperation.

——Security co construction plays a constructive role in promoting peace and stability in Africa and supporting African countries in enhancing their independent stability and peacekeeping capabilities. China firmly supports African countries and regional organizations such as the African Union to solve African problems through an African approach.

——Harmonious coexistence is to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in ecological and environmental protection fields such as addressing climate change, applying clean energy, preventing and controlling desertification and soil erosion, and protecting wild animals and plants, making China and Africa a beautiful home for people and nature to coexist harmoniously.

Whether China Africa cooperation is good or not, the people of China and Africa have the most say. The starting point of China's cooperation with Africa will always be the fundamental interests of the people of both China and Africa, and it will never take containment of other countries as the starting point of its own policies towards Africa.

（4） Setting a Model for World Development and Cooperation

If China Africa cooperation thrives, then South South cooperation thrives. If both China and Africa develop well, the world will be better. The cooperation between China and Africa in the new era is the only way for both sides to achieve common development. It will lay a more solid material foundation for building a closer community with a shared future between China and Africa, and also inject strong momentum into promoting the collective rise of developing countries and promoting a more balanced international balance of power.

At present, the century long upheaval and the century long pandemic are intertwined and resonating, with intense competition between multilateralism and unilateralism. The global governance system is undergoing unprecedented profound adjustments. China has always believed that Africa is a major stage of international cooperation, not a arena for major powers to play games. China Africa cooperation has never been a forum for dialogue. While bringing tangible benefits to the people of China and Africa, it has also created more favorable conditions for international cooperation with Africa. Facing the new era, the unity and cooperation between the Chinese people and the African people will set an example for enhancing the well-being of all humanity, promoting the construction of a new type of international relations, and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

2、 Continuously expanding cooperation between China and Africa in various fields in the new era

China and Africa have a high level of trust, and their friendship is as firm as a rock. China is committed to continuously consolidating political mutual trust between China and Africa, deepening practical cooperation in various fields, and providing assistance within its capabilities for peace and development in Africa. China's cooperation with Africa has always been at the forefront of international cooperation with Africa. After decades of hard watering, China Africa cooperation has flourished and grown into a towering tree that no force can shake. At present, China Africa relations are at their best in history, and the achievements of China Africa cooperation have spread throughout Africa, improving the conditions for economic and social development in Africa and bringing tangible benefits to both peoples.

（1） Political mutual trust continues to deepen

Since the establishment 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 who share weal and woe, and good brothers who care for each other with sincerity. The Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2006 established a new type of strategic partnership between China and Africa. The 2015 Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation established the China Africa Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Cooperation. In 2018, the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) decided to build a closer China Africa community of common destiny and promote China Africa relations into the best period in history.

High level exchanges play an important leading role in the development of China Africa relations. Leaders of both sides have strengthened communication and coordination on bilateral relations and major issues of common concern, providing strong political guarantees for consolidating traditional friendship, enhancing political mutual trust, safeguarding common interests, and seeking common development and cooperation. During the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2018, President * * * met with more than 50 African leaders one by one to discuss friendship, business cooperation and future of Syria, and attended nearly 70 bilateral and multilateral events. After the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2018, 17 African leaders have visited China or attended meetings. After the COVID-19, the leaders of both sides maintained exchanges and communication through video, telephone and other forms. In June 2020, Chairman * * * presided over the Special Summit on China Africa Solidarity and Anti epidemic in video format, attended by 13 African leaders and the Chairman of the African Union Commission. Since the outbreak, President * * * has made 17 phone calls with African heads of state, maintaining the density and popularity of high-level exchanges between China and AfricaXi Jinping The Chairman treated African friends with sincerity, friendship, and equality, established deep friendship and trust with African leaders, and led the stability and development of China Africa relations with the head of state diplomacy.