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the institute of west asian and african studies of the chinese academy of social sciences, the china institute of african studies and the social sciences academic press recently jointly released the "africa yellow book: africa development report no. 26 (2023-2024)". the report points out that china-africa friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation faces three major opportunities.

opportunity 1:

build a high-level community with a shared future

the 2023 central foreign affairs work conference pointed out that building a community with a shared future for mankind aims to build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, inclusiveness, cleanliness and beauty, promotes global governance of consultation, joint construction and sharing as the path to achieve it, practices the common values ​​of all mankind as the universal guide, promotes the construction of a new type of international relations as the basic support, implements the "three major global initiatives" as the strategic guidance, and takes the high-quality joint construction of the "belt and road" as the practice platform, conforms to the general aspirations of the people of all countries and points out the direction of the progress of world civilization. africa is accelerating towards the beautiful vision depicted in the au's "2063 agenda" and is making every effort to build a new africa of peace, unity, prosperity and self-reliance. based on the platforms of the joint construction of the "belt and road" and the china-africa cooperation forum, china and africa will promote the in-depth docking of the "three major global initiatives", the joint construction of the "belt and road" with the au's "2063 agenda" and the development strategies of african countries, deepen exchanges in various fields such as governance, and bring more benefits to the chinese and african people.

opportunity 2:

promote cooperation, transformation and upgrading

africa has superior resource endowment, outstanding demographic dividend, and accelerated urbanization; china is accelerating the construction of a new development pattern and cultivating new quality productivity. china-africa economic and trade cooperation is highly complementary. in recent years, africa's agricultural product exports to china have grown at an average annual rate of 11.4%, with nuts, vegetables, flowers, and fruits growing by 130%, 32%, 14%, and 7%, respectively, pushing china to become its second largest agricultural product export destination. china's "new three" exports to africa have grown rapidly, with exports of new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products growing by 291%, 109%, and 57% year-on-year, respectively. from "going to africa" ​​to "settling in africa" ​​and then to "taking root in africa", chinese companies have helped african countries establish local industries such as building materials, light industry, and home appliances to achieve export earnings. as the african continental free trade area gradually establishes a unified market covering 1.4 billion people and a total economic output of us$3.4 trillion, africa's production and supply chain integration and regional economic integration will be further enhanced, constantly stimulating the vitality of china-africa cooperation and expanding new growth space.

opportunity 3:

welcome to the “southern moment” of global governance

china and africa have always been a community with a shared future. the two sides have worked hard in the historical process of seeking independence and development, and are important forces in safeguarding the common interests of developing countries and promoting world prosperity and stability. world multipolarization and economic globalization are the general trends of human social development. africa should become an important pole in the development of global politics, economy, and civilization. african countries have the right to choose their own development path, enjoy equal rights in the international system, and get fair opportunities in global development. china and africa have the same or similar positions in opposing the camp, fragmentation, and disorder of international relations, jointly expanding and dividing the cake of economic development, and maintaining the stability and smoothness of the global industrial chain and supply chain. the two sides will work together to promote equal and orderly world multipolarization and create inclusive economic globalization, which will open a new chapter of joint self-reliance of the "global south".

■ our reporter he shifei