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China News Service, Beijing, August 20 (Reporter Zhang Su Liang Xiaohui) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on August 20.

A reporter asked: Recently, Chinese media reported a story about an African student who came to China to learn advanced agricultural technology and was determined to contribute to solving the food problem in his country. What is your comment? Could you please introduce the practical cooperation between China and Africa, especially agricultural cooperation?

Mao Ning: Food shortage is a problem that has long plagued African countries. After decades of hard work, China has solved the problem of feeding 1.4 billion people. We empathize with the African people's appeal for "zero hunger". In recent years, China-Africa agricultural cooperation has flourished. The technical assistance and training of agricultural experts, the transfer of advanced agricultural technologies, the construction of agricultural parks, and the promotion of crop planting projects such as Juncao and hybrid rice have achieved remarkable results, greatly enriching the "grain bag" and "vegetable basket" of the African people and helping to gradually turn the modernization of African agriculture into reality.

Agricultural cooperation is just a microcosm of China-Africa mutual assistance. In recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and African countries, China-Africa cooperation in various fields has developed in an all-round way. China has maintained its position as Africa's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, and has signed "Belt and Road" cooperation documents with 52 African countries and the African Union Commission. China has put forward the "Initiative to Support African Industrialization", "China's Plan to Help African Agricultural Modernization" and "China-Africa Talent Training Cooperation Plan". The areas of cooperation between the two sides are extending to emerging fields such as digital, green, aerospace, and finance. China-Africa cooperation has helped Africa achieve economic and social development and improve people's livelihood, and has been sincerely welcomed by African countries and people. Facts have proved that China is a reliable partner and true friend of Africa.

Next month, the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit will be held in Beijing. I believe this summit will expand and deepen China-Africa cooperation and write a new chapter in the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future. (End)