China remains Africa’s most reliable, trustworthy partner , Says president Xi

China President Xi Jinping has assured that China will always be the most trustworthy friend of African brothers and sisters, most reliable partner in their pursuit of modernization, and their strongest supporter on the world stage.

Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, By H.E. Yu Dunhai, on behalf of the President stated this during the 38th African Union Summit.

According him, ” China-Africa Comprehensive Partnership into a new height, building an all-weather China-Africa Community with a shared future for the new era and write a new chapter of mutual understanding, affinity, trust and benefits”.

He said all these efforts will provide a more broad market, more applicable technologies and more stable investment for African countries in their modernization.

He said the world is experiencing great changes and disorder, full of uncertainty and instability. 

“Unilateral bullying and beggar-thy-neighbor practices instigate widespread apprehension in the international community”. He said.

President Xi pointed out that as the world is experiencing great changes and disorder, the Global South, represented by China and Africa, keeps growing in strength. 

“Over the past year, the AU has rallied African countries to vigorously promote integration within the continent, stand up to regional and global challenges and make the unified voice of Africa heard. 

“This has ensured the continuous rise of Africa’s international standing and influence. 

“We will deliver more concrete results from ‘Ten Partnership Actions’ by putting into place the zero-tariff treatment on 100% taxable items, improving China-Africa network featuring land-sea links and integrated development, delivering 1000 ‘small and beautiful’ livelihood projects,and optimizing the mechanism for China-Africa trade and investment cooperation,” he said.