Spokesperson's Remarks｜Wang Yi's Africa visit gave a further push to China-A...

Wang Yi's Africa visit gave a further push to China-Africa cooperation in various fields, and created broad consensus and achieved tangible outcomes on enhancing inter-civilization exchanges, promoting green development, and deepening agricultural cooperation, among others, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference in Beijing on Monday.

Guo Jiakun, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

Last weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his visit to Africa at the start of the year. It's reported that this visit received extensive media attention from Africa and globally. Commentators say that China's interactions with Africa reflect China's commitment to equality among all countries irrespective of size, and China's cooperation with Africa is conducive to the continent's sustainable development and stable and sustained economic growth.

Guo introduced that Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Africa was a full success. Upon the conclusion of the visit, he took a media interview to give a full overview of the visit. The visit is a continuation of Chinese foreign ministers' 35-year tradition to begin each year with a trip to Africa. The visit produced new common understandings and outcomes on implementing President Xi Jinping's six propositions on modernization and ten partnership actions that China and Africa can pursue together, which were first announced at last year's FOCAC Beijing summit.

Guo noted that the visit is the first Africa trip by China's top diplomat since the characterization of China-Africa relations was elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era. The visit cemented all-weather friendship between China and Africa and demonstrated the two sides' resolve to jointly respond to the rapid changes in today's world. Though the world keeps evolving, the long-standing commitment of China and Africa to supporting each other and treating each other as equals remains rock-solid. African leaders who met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed commitment to the one-China principle. They expressed sympathies over the earthquake in Xizang.

"Both China and Africa are pursuing a modernization dream. Without Africa's modernization, there will be no global modernization. This visit also contributed to China-Africa all-round coordination and stronger joint effort to redress the historical injustices to Africa, promote solidarity and prosperity of the Global South and build a just and equitable global governance system. China and Africa are on the forefront in building a community with a shared future for mankind and will become a shining example of this endeavor." Guo said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

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