"mutual respect is the basis for cooperation between congo and china" (high-level interview on china-africa cooperation in the new era) - interview with congolese foreign minister therese kayikumba wagner
2024-09-16
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global times reporter li meng and liu caiyu
people's daily (september 13, 2024, page 17)
"mutual respect is the basis for cooperation between congo and china." congolese foreign minister therese kayikwamba wagner said in an interview with reporters recently that congo-china cooperation has effectively promoted the development of infrastructure construction and other fields in the congo.
in may last year, the heads of state of china and the congo announced that the two countries would upgrade their win-win strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in china-congo relations. in kayi kwamba's view, the improvement of bilateral relations has made the cooperation and exchanges between the two countries closer. the two countries have achieved a series of cooperation results in infrastructure construction, energy and other fields, and are actively promoting cooperation in other fields including agriculture. "the holding of the 2024 beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation will have positive significance for promoting the development of relations between africa and china, and will also help the congo-china relations achieve stronger development."
in january 2021, the democratic republic of the congo and china signed a memorandum of understanding on the joint construction of the belt and road initiative, which accelerated the cooperation between the two countries. in the first half of 2024, the bilateral trade volume between china and the democratic republic of the congo reached us$12.34 billion, and the democratic republic of the congo became china's largest investment destination in africa.
talking about the practical cooperation between congo and china, kaikwanba said that from the already built busuanga hydropower station and kinsouka substation to the recently started ring road in the capital kinshasa, "high-quality joint construction of the 'belt and road' has effectively helped the infrastructure connectivity of the democratic republic of the congo, accelerated the flow of people and goods, and quickened the pace of economic development, which is crucial for the country's future development." kaikwanba expects that the democratic republic of the congo and china will sign cooperation agreements in more areas and further promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment.
china is accelerating the development of new productivity, and china and africa have shown great potential for cooperation in emerging fields such as digital economy and artificial intelligence. "artificial intelligence is an important technological tool to promote development and prosperity in today's era." kayi kwamba said that china has made a lot of progress in these emerging fields, and she is very much looking forward to deepening exchanges and cooperation between the democratic republic of the congo and china in relevant fields.
similar historical experiences and common historical missions have closely linked china and africa. kayi kwamba believes that no country can exist independently from other countries, and it is very important to strengthen global cooperation and make a more consistent voice. as an important force in the global south, africa and china have maintained close cooperation in international affairs for a long time, jointly safeguarding the interests and development space of emerging market countries and developing countries.
looking into the future, kayi kwamba said that congo and china can deepen exchanges in the fields of diplomacy, culture and other fields and strengthen mutual learning. "we look forward to further strengthening cooperation and common development with our chinese friends."
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