Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China Africa cooperation
The president Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China Africa cooperation. The following points are mainly mentioned: 1) health engineering. China will provide another 1 billion doses of vaccine to Africa. 2) Poverty reduction and agriculture benefit project. China will implement 10 poverty reduction and agricultural projects for Africa. 3) Trade promotion project. China will establish a "green channel" for Africa's Shenzhen Agricultural Products Group Co.Ltd(000061) export to China, accelerate the promotion of quarantine access procedures, further expand the scope of products subject to zero tariff treatment from the least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations with China, and strive to achieve a total import volume of US $300 billion from Africa in the next three years. 4) Investment Driven Engineering. In the next three years, China will promote enterprises to invest no less than US $10 billion in Africa. 5) Digital innovation project. China will implement 10 digital economy projects for Africa. 6) Green development project. China will assist Africa in implementing 10 green environmental protection and climate change projects and support the construction of the "great green wall of Africa". 7) Capacity building project. China will help Africa build or upgrade 10 schools. 8) Cultural exchange project. China is willing to support all African countries that have established diplomatic relations to become outbound tourist destinations for Chinese citizens. 9) Peace and security project. China will implement 10 peace and security projects for Africa and continue to implement military assistance to the African Union
In conclusion, this year marks the 65th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between China and Africa. *** Prior to the meeting, China and Africa had jointly formulated the vision for China Africa cooperation in 2035. As the first three-year plan of the vision, China will work closely with African countries to jointly implement the above "nine projects" and jointly build a China Africa community of common destiny in a new era.
