BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) – The world should listen to Africa, listen to concerns and support it in exploring new developmental paths for independence and self-reinforcement, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
Without Africa's modernization, there will be no global modernization, and Africa's stability and development are essential to the future of humanity, Wang told a press conference held on the sidelines of the National Assembly's ongoing annual session.
China and Africa are always good friends, good partners and good brothers with a common future, Wang pointed out that China and Africa's relationship is currently the highest in history.
China has established strategic partnerships with all African countries with diplomatic ties with it, and China-African communities with a shared future have been raised to “all-weather” levels, he said.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa cooperation. Over the past 25 years, China has helped Africa build or upgrade nearly 100,000 km of roads and more than 10,000 km of railways, adding that in the past three years alone, Chinese companies have created more than 1.1 million new jobs in Africa.
Noting that China has remained Africa's biggest trading partner for the 16th consecutive year, Wang said that China-African cooperation is “visible, concrete and truly beneficial” for the people of Africa. ■
