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the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit will be held in beijing from september 4 to 6. the theme of this summit is "join hands to promote modernization and build a high-level china-africa community with a shared future." presidents of many countries have arrived in beijing one after another.

comoros president azali assoumani arrives in beijing

at around 9:25 am on september 1, comoros president azali assoumani arrived in beijing by plane. he will attend the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit to be held in beijing.

chinese foreign ministry spokesperson lin jian hosted a regular press conference on august 30.

a reporter asked:recently, african people such as mwencha, former vice chairman of the au commission, and bahana, president of the south african institute of diplomacy, said that in the current international situation of turmoil and chaos, africa and china are facing complex challenges and should jointly uphold multilateralism, safeguard world peace and development, and contribute wisdom and strength to improve global governance. but at the same time, there are also views in the west that china is taking advantage of the concerns and dissatisfaction of the "global south" with the current international system to challenge the "free world order." what is the spokesperson's comment on this?

lin jian:maintaining international peace and security and promoting global development and prosperity are the common propositions and pursuits of china and african countries. china and african countries have suffered from the oppression and aggression of colonialism and imperialism. they have supported each other and fought side by side on the road of anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism to win national independence and national liberation. we all know the value of adhering to independence and self-reliance and defending fairness and justice. we all agree with the five principles of peaceful coexistence and are committed to promoting the construction of an equal and orderly world multipolarization and inclusive economic globalization, and promoting the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.

china and africa firmly practice true multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the united nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the un charter, and oppose the legacy of colonialism and hegemonic behavior. firmly support each other's core interests and uphold the just position of developing countries. firmly promote the construction of an open world economy, tear down walls instead of building them, open up instead of isolating, so that developing countries can better share the fruits of economic globalization. firmly advocate that the world should not be rich and poor countries should not be poor, oppose all forms of powerful interference and economic coercion, and require developed countries to face up to historical responsibilities and fulfill their development commitments. firmly promote political solutions to international and regional hot issues, advocate bridging differences through dialogue and resolving disputes through cooperation, and call for a ceasefire in the ukrainian crisis and the israeli-palestinian conflict. firmly support transcending civilizational barriers through exchanges of civilizations and promoting inclusiveness and mutual learning among civilizations. firmly support increasing the representation and voice of developing countries, especially african countries, in the international governance system. china took the lead in supporting the african union to become a member of the g20 and welcomes more african countries to join the brics family.

china and africa are the backbone forces in safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries, upholding the purposes of the un charter, and upholding multilateralism and international fairness and justice. the two sides will take the china-africa cooperation forum summit to be held next week as an opportunity to bring together the "global south forces" of solidarity and cooperation among developing countries, jointly defend international fairness and justice, and jointly promote world peace and development.