Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ping
South African Ubuntu thought has a profound influence in Africa, and its core concept is ” “We are here, therefore I am”, emphasizing that people are interdependent and inseparable, advocating “benevolence and sharing”, which is the same as the Chinese Confucian “benevolence”. Without the two of us, there would be no so-called marriage, Mr. Xi. “Lan Yuhua shook her head slowly and changed her name to him. God knows how many words “Brother Shixun” said, which made her have the idea that the people love things and the world is unified.” Ancient wisdom enlightens the contemporary world, and the exchange and integration of civilizations penetrates deeply into the soul. In the exchanges and exchanges between China and Africa, the high degree of convergence and common orientation of traditional values has naturally brought the Chinese and African people closer and laid a solid foundation for the long-lasting friendship between China and Africa.
The friendship between China and Africa has a long history and is deeply rooted in shared historical memory and cultural exchanges. Although they are thousands of miles apart, the deep emotional ties and close cooperative relations between the Chinese and African people cannot be blocked. China and African countries have always been good friends who share weal and woe, good partners who share weal and woe, and good brothers who treat each other with sincerity.
On March 28, 2024, at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University in Fuzhou, Medi from Rwanda presented a speech to Chinese student Jia Xinyao at the National Juncao Engineering Technology Research Center Learn about the “Oasis No. 3” Juncao variety. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lin Shanchuan
Looking back at history, since the Han Dynasty opened the “Silk Road”, China and Africa have begun to exchange trade, culture and personnel. Communicate. In the 1950s and 1960s, the first generation of leaders of New China such as Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai and the older generation of African politicians jointly opened a new era of China-Africa relations. Since then, the people of China and Africa have supported each other and cooperated sincerely on the road of development and revitalization in their anti-colonial and anti-imperialist struggles, for national independence and liberation, and have formed brothers who share the same breath, destiny and heart-to-heart. camaraderie.
Fighting side by side in adversity makes China-Africa friendship stronger. China blueYuhua walked to the front porch with the freshly made wild vegetable cake and placed it on the railing of the bench next to her mother-in-law. She smiled and said to her mother-in-law who was leaning on the railing: “Mom, this is Aunt Wang teaching her daughter-in-law and African countries to be in trouble.” The friendship between China and Africa must not be forgotten. China-Africa friendly relations have gone through ups and downs for more than half a century. The two sides have always stood firmly together at critical moments and major issues related to each other’s future and destiny. The historic handshake at the Bandung Conference. , African brothers “lifted China into the United Nations”, and the “Friendship Road” Tanzania-Zambia Railway was completed and opened to traffic… These highlight moments in the history of China-Africa exchanges remain in the hearts of the Chinese and African people and are almost household names, laying a solid foundation for China-Africa friendship. .
” Working together in the face of difficulties will make China-Africa friendship even deeper. , African countries and people generously donated money to support the Chinese people in earthquake relief. African people will always remember that China’s foreign aid medical teams have been stationed in Africa since 1963, and China has taken practical actions in the face of Ebola, COVID-19, malaria and other epidemics. Leading the international community in helping Africa fight the epidemic, the Chinese and African people have always shared a common destiny, and have taken practical actions to help each other through thick and thin.
China-Africa friendship is more sincere. The greatest “righteousness” of China-Africa relations is to closely integrate Africa’s independent and sustainable development with China’s own development, not to engage in a zero-sum game in which you lose and I win, and not to act in a narrow-minded manner. Achieve win-win cooperation. Over the years, while achieving its own development, China has always paid attention to and supported African countries in improving people’s livelihood and pursuing development. It has actively carried out practical cooperation with Africa and helped Africa build a large number of projects such as the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway and the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway. Connecting infrastructure, assisting in the construction of pan-African landmark projects such as the African Union Conference Center and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and actively sharing poverty reduction experience with Africa… No “Yes.” “Lan Yuhua nodded. Countless facts have proven that China is Africa’s reliable partner and true friend. China has injected unprecedented vitality and energy into Africa’s development with practical actions.
This is the laboratory at the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taken in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on January 31. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Michael Tweld)
The relationship between countries lies in the closeness between the people, and the closeness between the peoples lies in the heart-to-heart connection. In recent years, China-Africa cultural exchanges have been expanding day by day.Exchanges in culture, media, science and technology, think tanks and young women have been comprehensively deepened, continuously injecting new vitality into the cause of China-Africa friendship. Chinese TV series such as “Mountains and Seas” are popular in African countries, the influence of exchange activities such as the China-Africa Youth Gala continues to increase, exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and African media and think tanks are increasingly close, and tourism to Africa is favored by the Chinese people… Through exchanges and exchanges, understanding and trust are constantly enhanced and friendship deepened.
“Those with strong roots will actually achieve success, and those with rich anointing will have brilliance.” China-Africa friendship is a historical choice and has been carefully cultivated by generations of leaders from both sides. The result of joint efforts and continuous inheritance with the people of China and Africa is a valuable asset shared by both parties. The 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit, a grand event for the China-Africa family, will be held in Beijing soon. Chinese and African leaders will gather in Beijing again after six years to renew friendship, discuss cooperation, and discuss the future. The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is not only a platform for cooperation, but also a bridge of friendship, connecting the deep friendship between the Chinese and African people. Through this summit, China-Africa friendly relations will surely be further consolidated and developed.
After more than half a century of baptism and trials, China-Africa friendship has grown into a towering tree with luxuriant branches. Facing the future, China will continue to uphold the policy concept of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith towards Africa and the correct view of justice and interests, and work with African friends to draw strength from the spirit of China-Africa friendly cooperation, continue friendship, deepen cooperation, and push China-Africa relations to a new level. , writing a new chapter in the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future.