China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has continued to scale new heights since the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), delivering tangible benefits to the people of both China and Africa, Assistant Minister of Commerce Tang Wenhong said on Tuesday.
\"In 2021, the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC was held successfully. At the opening ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China and Africa had jointly prepared the China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035. Under the first three-year plan of this Vision, China will work closely with African countries to implement the nine programs,\" Tang explained.
Since the conference, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the China International Development Cooperation Agency, along with other members of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of FOCAC, have strengthened coordination and collaborated closely with Africa to fully implement the nine programs. This effort has taken China-Africa trade and economic cooperation to new heights, substantially increasing the well-being of the peoples of both regions, Tang added.
Tang made these remarks at a press conference during the 2024 FOCAC Summit, which focused on economic, trade, and development cooperation, held by China's State Council Information Office.
The nine programs under FOCAC have consolidated China-Africa cooperation in traditional areas. Tang highlighted that initiatives like trade promotion, investment promotion, and poverty reduction and agricultural development programs have enabled China-Africa trade and investment cooperation to make steady progress.
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Official: China-Africa economic, trade cooperation scaling new heights
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