Zhao Bin, chairman of XKNC, is at the forefront of China's factory upgrading.
Eric Thun believes manufacturing will remain the "heart and soul" of the Chinese economy.
Made in China 2025 - the roadmap for the first 10 years of a national 30-year manufacturing industry strategy - has attracted intense attention in China in the past months.
Some time ago, the term "Made in China" seemed to be out of fashion. Some in the academic circle, as well as policymakers, were calling to replace the term with "Invented in China" or "Made by China".
Tirera Sourakhata is doing his bit to bring Africa and China closer together one person at a time. The Senegalese businessman has lived in Yiwu, in eastern China, for 12 years and works at a mediation center, helping foreign traders to navigate complex red tape and settle disputes with local counterparts.
Former Namibian president Hifikepunye Pohamba says he firmly believes that one day, Africa will be self-reliant, rid of the scourge of poverty, illiteracy, disease and war.
The Chinese city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province is home to the largest wholesale market of consumer goods in the world.
In the past three decades, China-Africa economic and trade relations have been the foundation of closer bilateral cooperation and development.
Over the past decade Sino-African relations have flourished, mainly in the areas of economic, social, military, science and technology, and education. Economic cooperation tops that list, of course, with bilateral trade passing the $200 billion mark in 2013 and is widely expected to rise to $385 billion.
More threads are being woven into the fabric of the air transport network linking China and Africa as economic ties are strengthened and more Chinese tourists experience the beauty of the continent.
Three years ago, a friend told me that he spent almost 24 hours traveling from Beijing via two different cities to reach Kenya.
Air China has announced a revised date for the launch of its "Silk Road in the air".
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