China proposed on Friday to lift the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership, and will roll out 10 major plans to boost cooperation in the coming three years to carry out the upgrade.
Chinese companies will get to know more about the needs of Africa and strengthen ties for future cooperation at the China-Africa Equipment Manufacturing Industry Exhibition, which officially opened in Johannesburg on Friday.
President Xi Jinping's announcement in his opening address to the 2nd Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation that he was to triple funding to Africa came as a major surprise to delegates and others attending.
President says joint development of economy is in line with the interests of both parties.
President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China stands ready to work with Africa to tap the unique advantages of their partnership and to boost bilateral cooperation for the benefit of both peoples.
The Chinese government on Friday released its second Africa policy paper as Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders gathered here for the second summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.
China-Africa cooperation has remained friendly for a long time, despite international changes. China and Africa have become a community of mutual support.
President Xi said China and Africa lift their relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to open a new era of win-win cooperation.
The Chinese government issued an Africa policy paper Friday, the second of its kind since 2006, as Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders gathered here for a summit of the Forum on China-African Cooperation (FOCAC).
Chinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders reached broad consensus Thursday on strengthening pragmatic cooperation, enhancing mutual political trust, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and consolidating unity in addressing regional and global affairs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech delivered at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Johannesburg has received a round of applause from heads of state, scholars and ordinary Africans.