Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to Africa has been hailed as a complete success, strengthening the China-Africa all-weather friendship and demonstrating the firm resolve of both nations to work together in response to the rapid changes in today’s world.
Wang’s trip, which took him to four African countries – Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad, and Nigeria – continued a 35-year-long tradition of a Chinese foreign minister visiting Africa on their first overseas trip of the year.
According to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, the visit achieved a series of new consensuses and results, particularly in implementing the six proposals and 10 partnership actions proposed by the Chinese president at the 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
Guo emphasized that despite the ever-changing global situation, China and Africa’s commitment to treating each other as equals and supporting each other remains unwavering.
The visit also promoted cooperation between China and Africa across various fields, fostering broad consensus in areas such as inter-civilization exchanges, green development, and agricultural cooperation.
African leaders who met with Foreign Minister Wang reaffirmed their commitment to the one-China principle and expressed sympathies over the earthquake in China’s Xizang, Guo said.
He noted that the visit contributed to China-Africa all-round coordination and stronger joint efforts to address historical injustices to Africa, promote solidarity and prosperity of the Global South, and build a just and equitable global governance system.
“China and Africa are on the forefront in building a community with a shared future for mankind and will become a shining example of this endeavor,” Guo added.
