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Connecting the Dots

时间:2024-10-25 05:01:00

Chad鈥檚PresidentIdrissD茅byvisitsChongqinginearlySeptembertolearnaboutthecity鈥檚economicandsocialachievement.CHINAandAfricafurtheredtheirrelationsandchartedafuturecourseatthe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC)whichtookplaceinSeptember.

BuildingtheBeltandRoadTogether

WhileaddressingtheopeningceremonyoftheSixthConferenceofChineseandAfricanEntrepreneursduringthesummit,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingexplainedwhatChinaandAfricashoulddotojointlybuildtheBeltandRoad.Fromhisaddress,itcanbeseenthattheentireAfricancontinentwillbeapriorityforfuturecooperationundertheframeworkoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.AfricaisanaturalpartnerintheinitiativeasinfrastructureconnectivityandinternationalcooperationintermsofindustrialcapacityareamongthethingsthatAfricancountriesneedmost.

AfricaisexpectedtoemergeasoneofthemostdynamicregionsforinternationalcooperationundertheBeltandRoadInitiativeforhistoricalandpracticalreasons.ItcouldbecomeChina鈥檚bestpartnerinadvancingthebuildingofthecommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.ThroughtheBeltandRoadInitiative,ChinaandAfricawillfurtherupgradetheirrelationsandreinforcetheircomprehensivestrategicpartnership.ThedeepeningChina-AfricarelationswillbedemonstrativeasanexampleofinternationalcooperationundertheBeltandRoadInitiative.

DuringtheBeijingSummit,AfricanleaderssaidthattheBeltandRoadInitiativehadbeentranslatedintoconcreteeconomicdevelopmentprojectsfundedbyChinesebusinessesinAfrica.WhileattendingthesummitinBeijing,someAfricanleadersinkedmemorandaofunderstanding(MoU)withChinaonjointlybuildingtheBeltandRoadandcooperationonindustrialcapacity.AhostofinvestmentandtradepromotioneventswerelaunchedbyAfricanleaders,someofwhomwereonhandtointroduceinvestmentincentivesandpromotetheircountriespersonally.

CountriesinEastAfrica,WestAsia,andNorthAfricaaswellasthosefromthesouthernAfrica,whichhavebenefitedfromtheinitiativeoverthepastyears,sharedtheirexperiencewiththosefromWestandCentralAfrica.Newcomersaresteppingupeffortstogetfamiliarwiththeinitiativeandprioritiesforcooperationsoastoaligntheirownnationalstrategieswithit.

CompetentdepartmentsincountriesthathavesignedMoUsareworkingwithChinesecounterpartstotranslatetheguidingprinciplesandagreementsintoconcreteandtangibleprojects.Theyarecombiningtheireffortstolaunchmoreflagshipanddemonstrativeprojectsforwin-winpartnerships.

UnequivocalSupportforAfrica

XiJinping,generalsecretaryoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC),madeitclearthatChinawouldnotimportforeigndevel-opmentmodels,norexportitsownmodelsinhiskeynoteaddressontheCPCinDialoguewithWorldPoliticalPartiesHigh-LevelMeetingheldonDecember1,2017,inBeijing.ChinawouldneverdemandthatothercountriestoreplicateChinesepractices.

AttheopeningceremonyoftheFOCACBeijingSummit,XifurtherexplainedtheChinesegovernment鈥檚standpointsonthisbyproposinga鈥渇ive-noes鈥漚pproachonpromotingrelationswithAfrica.ChinawillnotinterferewithAfricancountries鈥檖ursuitoftheirowndevelopmentpathsthatfittheirnationalconditions.ChinawillnotinterfereinAfricancountries鈥檌nternalaffairs.ChinawillnotimposeitswillonAfricancountries.ChinawillnotattachpoliticalstringstoassistancetoAfrica.AndChinawillnotseekselfishpoliticalgainsininvestmentandfinancingcooperationwithAfrica.

This鈥渇ive-noes鈥漚pproachisanunequivocalresponsetothedefamationbysomeforeigncriticsthatChinaispracticingneocolonialismorexportingitsdevelopmentmodel.Meanwhile,ChinacallsonothercountriesnottointerfereinAfricancountries鈥檌nternalaffairs,buttohelpthemdeveloptheireconomies.

AsChina-Africarelationsdeepen,theirpartnershipsarelikelytobesmearedbythosewithhiddenagendas.Argumentslikeneocolonialismmaycontinue.Itis,infact,inevitablethatsomeWestern鈥渙nlookers鈥漜riticizethecooperationbetweenthelargestdevelopingeconomyandthecontinentwiththemostdevelopingcountriesintheworld.Onlythecountriesinvolvedknowwhatishappening.NomisassumptionswillnegatetheremarkableachievementsinChina-Africacooperation,norstoptheinternationalcommunityfromactivelysupportingAfricandevelopment.

MoreConcreteActions

ChinapledgedahostofconcretemeasurestopromoteChina-AfricarelationsattheBeijingSummit.ApartfromUS$60billionofsupportindifferentforms,Chinapromisedtoupgraderelationsandimprovethemechanismforpragmaticcooperationbylaunchingnewfunctionalplatforms,suchasopeningaChina-AfricaeconomicandtradeexpoinChinaandsettingupaChina-Africapeaceandsecurityfund.

TheseareallincludedinthemajoreightinitiativeslaunchedtodeepenpartnershipsbetweenChinaandAfricancountriesinthenextthreeyearsandbeyond.Eachoftheinitiativesareconcreteandtargetedataspecificarea.Moretangibleoutcomeswillbemadewiththeseinitiativesinplace.ItcanbeseenthatChinamakesnoemptytalk,butonlyextendsconcreteassistanceandhonorsitspromisesasthesemeasuresaresettoempowerAfrica.

ItisforeseeablethatChinawillworkwithAfricanpartnerstobuildneweconomiccooperationzonesandupgradetheexistingzonesinaquesttofosterindustrialclustersinhostcountries.Thecapacitybuildingeffortswilladvanceindustrializationinthesecountriesandfurtherimprovefiscalsustainability.

ChinaiswillingtoseethattheBeltandRoadInitiativewillpromoteconnectivityamongsub-regionalcountriesinNorthAfrica,EastAfrica,WestAfrica,andthecentralandsouthernpartsofthecontinenttolowerthetransportandtelecommunicationcostsandunleashmoredividendsforeconomicdevelopment.Theinitiativeisalsoopentodevelopedcountries,whoinsteadofbeing鈥渙nlookers,鈥漚rewelcometojointheinitiative.Chinaisreadytofostertripartitecooperationwithdevelopedcountriesandgivefullplaytoallparties鈥檆omparativeadvantagestolaunchdemonstrativetripartitecooperationprojectsinAfrica.Itenvisageswin-winoutcomesamongChina,Africa,andanydevelopedcountrybyimprovingeconomicdevelopmentinAfrica.

ChinaisalsowillingtostrengthencooperationwithmultilateralinstitutionsandinternationalfinancialagenciestopromoteinfrastructureconnectivityandindustrializationinAfrica,andmoveAfricaneconomiesupalongtheglobalindustrialvaluechain.Withthesemeasures,thecountryisworkinginsynergywithAfricancountriesforaprosperousAfrica.

JINXINisdirectorofChinaCenterforContemporaryWorldStudieswiththeInternationalDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommittee,andsecretarygeneralofSilkRoadThinkTankAssociation.
   

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