Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders from African countries will work together to draw a new blueprint for China-Africa relations in the new era at the upcoming 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
Xi had a number of bilateral meetings on Monday with African leaders, who are in the Chinese capital for the FOCAC summit scheduled to take place from Wednesday to Friday.
China-Africa relations, which Xi considers to be of great importance, have entered a new stage of building a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future under the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy.
"The summit is committed to drawing a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation in the new era, joining hands to advance modernization and working together to build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future," Xi said during a meeting with Malian President Assimi Goita on Monday.
Under the theme of "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future," Chinese and African leaders will renew their friendship, explore cooperation and talk about the future during the summit.
"At this summit, we will work together to determine the new position of China-Africa relations, announce a series of major measures for jointly advancing modernization, and draw a new blueprint for the development of China-Africa relations," said Xi when meeting with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi.
Following the 2006 FOCAC Beijing Summit, the 2015 FOCAC Johannesburg Summit, and the 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit, the upcoming summit, the largest diplomatic event hosted by China in recent years, will see leaders from China and Africa reuniting.
Xi will deliver a keynote speech at the summit's opening ceremony on Sept 5.
Xi, African leaders to draw new blueprint for China-Africa relations at FOCAC summit
A Russian scholar said that the initiatives proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in his written address at the 2024 APEC CEO Summit sends out a clear message of the need to establish a global economic system based on equality and balanced development among all countries.
The speech, delivered by Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao on President Xi's behalf on Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit 2024 in Peruvian capital Lima, called for efforts to steer economic globalization in the right direction, jointly promoting a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization to the benefit of various countries and communities.
Yuri Pikalov, a professor from the Pedagogical Institute of Russia's Pacific National University and a doctor of historical sciences, shared his insights in an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN) on Saturday. He said the core message of Xi's speech sought to extend an "invitation" to all countries to work together to find solutions at a time when the global economy is facing severe challenges.
"The written speech delivered by the Chinese leader is an invitation to dialogue as the global economy faces severe challenges. President Xi Jinping invites all countries to exchange views fairly and rationally, in order to solve existing problems. This will be an important dialogue on the current situation of world economy and politics," said Pikalov.
The scholar called out the often imbalanced nature of international development with some countries dominating the global order for their own interests, and stressed that only through the common development of all nations can global problems be properly addressed.
"The initiatives proposed by President Xi aim to establish a new world order based on modern economic development in which all countries are equal in their own development and contribute to the development of the world. Until now, the development of the world economy has followed a fixed pattern, that is some certain countries order others and impede their independent development. Therefore, President Xi proposed to change the situation, so that equality can become a baseline of global economic development. If the economies of all countries can develop well, issues concerning hunger, disease and ecology can be solved, and the world will forge ahead on a path to better, more prosperous and more wealthy development," he said.
This year's APEC CEO Summit, held from Wednesday to Friday, brought together over 1,000 chief executives, thought leaders and government representatives to share insights and exchange views on the region's most critical challenges under the theme, "People, Business, Prosperity".
President Xi's initiatives aim to build equal, balanced global economic system: Russian scholar
