On May 26, 2025, Mr. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with African diplomatic envoys to China in Beijing for a collective celebration of Africa Day. The event was attended by ambassadors or chargés d’affaires from over 50 African countries, along with the representative of the African Union to China. Wang Yi, on behalf of the Chinese government, extended festive greetings to the African diplomats, stating that China and Africa are good brothers fighting side by side and sharing a common destiny. Over the long term, the peoples of China and Africa have supported each other in the struggles for independence and sovereignty, assisted one another in exploring development paths and achieving national rejuvenation, forging a profound bond of shared breath, destiny and hearts, and composing countless tales of friendship that endure to this day. Since entry into the new era, President Xi Jinping has visited Africa five times, proposing the principles of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith in China's Africa policy, the correct view of justice and interests, and the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation. These have elevated bilateral relations between China and all African countries to a strategic level, with the overall positioning of China-Africa relations upgraded to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, marking the best period in the history of China-...
On September 5, 2024, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, jointly met with Chinese and foreign journalists alongside Falilou Fall, Foreign Minister of Senegal (the current African co-chair of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation) and Jean-Claude Gakosso, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo (the incoming African co-chair). They briefed the media on the proceedings and outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. The full text of the speech is as follows: The opening of FOCAC Beijing Summit this morning — a big friendly gathering of China-Africa family again in China’s capital after six years — is a major event with great significance and far-reaching impact. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony of the Summit and delivered a keynote speech. Leaders from all 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China and the AU Commission Chair attended, alongside the UN Secretary-General and representatives from over 30 international and regional African organizations. During the Summit, China and Africa, around the theme of "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a Community with a Shared Future," reviewed and summarized the journey of China-Africa friendship, highly commended the progress in implementing the outcomes of the Forum, reached clear political consensus on strengthening all-round cooperation between China and Africa, and unanimously adopted two import...
On the evening of September 6, President Xi Jinping met with President Touadéra of the Central African Republic, who was in China to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two heads of state announced the elevation of China-Central Africa relation to a strategic partnership. Xi Jinping pointed out that although China and the Central African Republic are separated by vast oceans, the two countries have always stood shoulder to shoulder and shared a heart-to-heart connection. China appreciates Africa's steadfast support on core interests and pledges continued assistance for the sovereignty and stability endeavors of African countries. China welcomes the Central African Republic to leverage the new measures he announced at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to deepen bilateral economic and trade collaboration, promote integrated development of infrastructure and industries, continuously elevate cooperation across all fields, and make the strategic partnership a model for China's relations with Africa and the Global South. Xi Jinping emphasized that the ultimate goal of Chinese modernization is to enable the people to live a better life, which also serves as both the starting point and ultimate objective of China and African countries in jointly advancing modernization. China is willing to strengthen exchanges on governance experience with Central Africa to create a better and ha...