international observation: china and africa are time-tested true friends, and they are natural fellow travelers
2024-09-06
한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina
china news service, beijing, september 6th, title: time-tested true friends, china and africa are natural fellow travelers
“true friends are those who share the same path.”
from september 4 to 6, more than 50 leaders of african members, representatives of african regional organizations and international organizations gathered in beijing to expound on concepts, exchange ideas and build dreams for the future around the theme of "working together to promote modernization and build a high-level china-africa community with a shared future."
on the morning of september 5, the opening ceremony of the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit was held in beijing. the picture shows the national flags of 53 african countries that have established diplomatic relations with china and the flag of the african union commission hung at the press center of the forum on china-africa cooperation summit. photo by zhao li
witnessed by more than 3,000 chinese and foreign journalists, china-africa relations ushered in another important moment of reaching a new level.
facing the world's changes in the past century together, china and africa stand shoulder to shoulder and hand in hand; "surfing" the tide of economic globalization, china and africa forge ahead together and work hard together; actively promoting the process of modernization, china and africa always understand and support each other, and in each touching moment, continue to write the legend of south-south cooperation and create a model of new international relations.
china and africa are both representatives of third world countries. after world war ii, china and africa continued to explore their own paths in independence and development. along the way, countless practices have fully proved that china and africa are natural fellow travelers, close friends, and all-weather good partners.
"true friends will always be with you, and true friends will not leave you in times of difficulty and crisis." in an exclusive interview with china news service, solomon tesfaya trila, former ethiopian minister to china, pointed out that the chinese people always stand with the african people, even in the most difficult times.
referring to the proverb that president xi said in his keynote speech at the forum summit, "true friends are those who share the same path," trilla praised it, saying, "this is a very good proverb."
"we regard the chinese as true friends," trilla said, adding that there are many examples to prove the friendship between china and africa. he believes that president xi mentioned this african proverb to express the chinese government's willingness to provide support within its capacity and make the greatest efforts to lead the global south countries towards modernization.
bolaji alade akinremi, former nigerian ambassador to singapore, told chinanews.com that china is a world power and a global economic power. china's economic development has been widely recognized, and it has also provided a lot of help to africa in economic cooperation, financing, technology and other aspects.
he believes that as one of the global industrial bases and the "global factory", china will make more contributions to the world. even in western countries, many goods are produced in china. as for africa and nigeria, china can also provide assistance in technology transfer.
video: moroccan business leaders refute china's "debt trap" theory: if you understand china's genes, you will no longer criticize china丨worldview source: china news network
mehdi laraki, chairman of the morocco-china trade association, has a deep friendship with china and has visited china more than 65 times. laraki was deeply moved by the forum. he told china news service that his feelings for china "come from the heart. every time i come here, i am like a child and can learn new things. this is a kind of magic."
morocco and china have had exchanges for centuries. lahazi believes that today china and africa "can create amazing value together" because there are many similarities between china and africa, and between china and morocco. holding this china-africa cooperation forum will help strengthen the relationship between the two sides.
lahazi particularly pointed out that the enhancement of bilateral relations is not superficial, and is not only achieved through business or investment, but also from the spiritual level of value, respect, etc., as the intersection of deepening the relationship between the two sides. looking to the future, he is optimistic about the development of china-africa and china-morocco relations.
said, president of the chad chamber of commerce and industry, is full of expectations for the results of the beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation. he believes that this platform will provide chad and china with an opportunity to jointly explore and plan for the future. especially under the framework of the belt and road initiative, chad looks forward to deepening cooperation with china in the fields of infrastructure construction, agricultural modernization, energy development, etc., in order to achieve common development.
chad has also shown a strong desire to cooperate with china in the fields of new technologies and artificial intelligence. said mentioned that chinese companies such as huawei have entered the chadian market, which has laid the foundation for cooperation between the two countries in the field of new technologies. chad looks forward to promoting its development in the fields of new technologies and artificial intelligence through cooperation with china, so as to achieve economic diversification and modernization.
video: african journalists praise the chinese medical aid team in africa and support acupuncture therapy | world view source: china news network
abubakar harith, tv production representative of zanzibar broadcasting corporation (zbc) of tanzania, believes that the medical field is one of the important areas of cooperation between china and africa. if the health of the people cannot be guaranteed, any cooperation will be out of the question.
harris pointed out to china news service that china is the country that currently has rich and fruitful cooperation with african countries in the medical field.
he said that the chinese medical aid team has set up a medical center in zanzibar, tanzania, and will stay there for at least six months to a year to work with local medical staff, have in-depth exchanges, and share experiences. after this batch of medical staff returns home, a new batch will arrive to take over in an orderly manner. he is pleased with the popularity of traditional therapies such as chinese medicine and acupuncture in africa.
raphaël oni, head of the foreign affairs correspondent for nigeria's diplomat special, said that he has been closely following various cooperation projects between china and nigeria. in terms of infrastructure construction, the nigerian people have truly felt the convenience brought by china. the buildings that have sprung up and the roads that have been unobstructed are all witnesses of the cooperation between china and nigeria.
in the field of education, oni pointed out that china has also sowed the seeds of knowledge in africa, giving nigerian children the opportunity to access a wider world. such contributions are encouraging. (end)
(author: meng xiangjun, wang gaofei, zhang nan, wu xinru, zhao li, wu jiaju)
