Inheritance of China -Africa friendly and strengthening unity combination

Author:Direct Africa Time:2022.09.13

On September 9th, President Xi Jinping and the chairman of the African Alliance and the President of Senegal Salle mutual congratulations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the AU and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in China. President Xi Jinping pointed out that the relationship between China and the African Union has gone through the test of international changes, and the depth and breadth of cooperation have continued to expand, which played an important leading role for inheriting the traditional friendship between China and Africa and strengthening the combination of the new era.

For 20 years, the high -level political mutual trust of the China -Africa League has continued to deepen. The China -Africa League has firmly supported each other's core interests and major concerns, and the two sides have always been a trustworthy partner. China adheres to the true and sincere concept of Africa, actively supports African alliances to lead African countries to develop peaceful development and joint self -improvement, and support AU to play a greater role in international and regional affairs. The AU has long been firmly pursuing a Chinese principle and supports China to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The chairman of the August Commission Faki highly commented on the results of China ’s Africa, saying that“ China has won the hearts of the African people, and the African people will not forget. ”

In the past 20 years, the China -Africa League has advanced with the times. In 2005, China became the first batch of district countries outside the African Union to dispatch and representatives. In 2015 and 2018, the China -Africa Alliance distributed specialized diplomatic institutions. The two sides have launched strategic dialogue, foreign policy consultation, peaceful and security dialogue and human rights consultation. In 2011, the ANAC officially became a member of the China -Africa Cooperation Forum. In recent years, in order to help the African Union to accelerate the construction of the flagship project, the African Continental Free Trade Zone, and promote agricultural and scientific and technological cooperation, the China -Africa League has also established an economic cooperation expert group and the agricultural cooperation committee to co -organize the China -Africa Beidou Cooperation Forum. The field of cooperation is constantly expanding.

For 20 years, the high -quality and pragmatic cooperation of the China -Africa League has been fruitful. In 2012, the completion of the African Conference Center, which was aid in China, became another important testimony of friendship between China and Africa. The African Union is the first regional organization to sign the "Belt and Road" cooperation plan and establish a work coordination mechanism with China. Create the leader of the "Belt and Road". Faced with the epidemic of new crown pneumonia, the two sides were in a difficult time. The Non -League Minister's Council issued a bulletin support to support China's anti -epidemic efforts. China assisted anti -epidemic supplies and vaccines to Africa and African countries for the first time. A few days ago, China successfully co -organized the "Tiangong Dialogue" activity with the ANAC. For the first time, Chinese astronauts dialogated to African teenagers through the heaven and earth connection to fully show Hardness.

The African Union is about to launch the second ten -year plan of the 2063 AD, which ushered in new opportunities for development. We are willing to work closely with the non -alliance agencies, implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the China -Africa League, strengthen strategic consultation and coordination, promote friendly exchanges between levels and levels in various fields, continuously consolidate and deepen China -Africa political mutual trust, jointly maintain and practice the true real Multilateralism, opposing unilateralism and bullying, defending the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries and international fairness and justice. We will give full play to the leading demonstration role of the China -Africa cooperation, accelerate the "Belt and Road" initiative, global development initiative, global security initiative, "Nine Projects" with the African Union "Age 2063" and the development security agenda of African countries , Continuously strengthen innovation cooperation in the fields of sanitary illness and control, cross -regional infrastructure construction, trade investment, green development, digital economy, food security, aerospace technology and other fields to jointly promote the continuous quality and upgrading of China -Africa cooperation.

Twenty years of rest, the China -Africa League has always adhered to equality, unity and mutual assistance, and win -win cooperation. Let's take the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China Africa as the new starting point, promote the spirit of friendly cooperation between China and Africa, and comprehensively implement the results of the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the China -Africa Cooperation Forum, and promote the new level of China -Africa comprehensive strategic partnerships. Make new contributions to the establishment of a community of destiny in the new era. (Source: "People's Daily", the author is Hu Changchun, the head of the Chinese Embassy and Ambassador)