The 10 partnership action plans proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the just-concluded 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) are poised to come true in the next three year, and will elevate the ties between the Republic of the Congo and China to a unprecedented level, President of the African country Denis Sassou Nguesso said on Friday in Beijing.
At the invitation of Xi, Sassou arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend the 2024 FOCAC summit held from Wednesday to Friday and pay a state visit to China.
The10 partnership action plans were proposed by Xi in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing on Thursday, aiming at jointly advancing the modernization of China and Africa.
The 10 partnership action plans, to be implemented in the next three years, cover the areas of mutual learning among civilizations, trade prosperity, industrial chain cooperation, connectivity, development cooperation, health, agriculture and livelihoods, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, green development and common security.
In an exclusive interview with the China Central Television (CCTV), Sassou said "President Xi Jinping's speech covered every facet of our bilateral ties, including not only economic and financial realms but also social, cultural and people-to-people relationships, as well as innovation, technology and all the aspects."
"Our understanding of the 10 partnership action plans is that they constitute a holistic action plan that we must achieve over the next three years. If we implement these plans, it will elevate the relationship of China and the Republic of the Congo to a new level. The sound Africa-China relationship could set an example for other nations in intergovernmental and people-to-people relations and win-win relationships," said the president.
The 2024 (FOCAC) summit has produced concrete outcomes, charting a roadmap for China and Africa to work concertedly to pursue modernization, which is poised to enhance South-South cooperation and drive global development.
The summit is the largest diplomatic event hosted by China in recent years. The announcement of the 10 partnership actions plans is one of the major outcomes of the summit.
President of Republic of Congo expresses confidence in partnership action plans proposed by China
Chinese cities, towns and villages are putting on dazzling light and lantern shows, staging distinctive folk customs performances, and holding festive mooncake banquets in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Tuesday.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important festivals in Chinese culture. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month on the Chinese lunar calendar and dates back more than a millennium. As a festival in honor of the moon and harvest, families reunite on the occasion to admire the bright full moon, light lanterns, and share the holiday pastry of mooncakes.
In the ancient city of Kaifeng of central China's Henan Province and Jinzhou City of northeast China's Liaoning Province, popular tourist attractions and landmarks are bathed in lights, promising a mesmerizing nighttime experience for local residents and tourists alike.
Beijing's famous Beihai Park, a public park and former imperial garden, is staging performances themed around bianzhong, or Chinese chime bells which has a history of over 2,000 years.
In tourist towns and villages of Yunnan Province in the southwest, Zhejiang Province in th east and Guangdong Province in the south, lively folk and dragon dances are gathering numerous locals and tourists to join in the festivities.
Audiences are enjoying a poetry recitation show in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, and a symphony in Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, respectively.
This year, Suining City in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the northwest, have both prepared giant freshly made mooncakes enough to treat hundreds of people at a same time. And in a village of the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, people have prepared their own mooncakes on a flour ground from their newly harvested red sorghum.
"We are filled with the joy of harvest during the merry traditional festival. The festive mood is really nice," said Liu Ya, a local of Jiangjun Village in Chongqing's Bishan District.
Elsewhere, villages in Wuyuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province, are also celebrating their harvest of red pepper by drying them on the roofs. And another village in the eastern province of Shandong has recently held a large banquet for local households to share.
Outside the mainland, colorful lanterns are also dotting the various landmarks, streets and alleyways of Hong Kong and Macao, adding to the festive joy.
Celebrations held across China to mark traditional Mid-Autumn Festival
