China Celebrates BRI Collaboration with Africa
China expresses enthusiasm for its collaboration with Africa under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Over the years, within the context of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has adhered to principles of sincerity, real results, amity, and good faith, as well as the pursuit of the greater good and shared interests. This commitment has seen China providing strong support to African countries in enhancing infrastructure and connectivity for sustainable development, stated a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
During a regular press conference in Beijing, spokesperson Lin Jian addressed the critical role that high-quality Belt and Road cooperation has had in improving connectivity across African nations. He emphasized that infrastructure development is essential to Africa's progress and that achieving connectivity is a shared goal among African countries.
"Over the years, China and African countries have worked together to build and upgrade close to 100,000 kilometers of roads, more than 10,000 kilometers of railways, nearly 1,000 bridges and nearly 100 ports," Lin noted.
He highlighted that significant projects such as the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, and the Benguela railway have markedly enhanced transportation efficiency between coastal and inland areas. Furthermore, Lin pointed out that the Kribi Deep Seaport in Cameroon is capable of accommodating vessels carrying over 10,000 tonnes of cargo, thereby creating development opportunities for landlocked nations.
Additionally, he mentioned that Chinese companies have constructed more than half of Africa's wireless sites and high-speed mobile broadband networks, benefiting over 900 million Africans. Lin also remarked that 52 African countries and the African Union Commission have entered into Belt and Road cooperation agreements with China to address their respective developmental challenges.
"China stands ready to continue striving forward together with Africa on the road of win-win cooperation and common development, seek greater synergy between the BRI and the Agenda 2063 of the African Union as well as African countries' respective development strategies, let high-quality China-Africa cooperation on the BRI keep on shining, and bring China-Africa connectivity cooperation onto a fast lane," emphasized the spokesperson.
(A file photo of laborers working to finish the construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway track in Nairobi, Kenya, November 23, 2016. /CFP)
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
During a regular press conference in Beijing, spokesperson Lin Jian addressed the critical role that high-quality Belt and Road cooperation has had in improving connectivity across African nations. He emphasized that infrastructure development is essential to Africa's progress and that achieving connectivity is a shared goal among African countries.
"Over the years, China and African countries have worked together to build and upgrade close to 100,000 kilometers of roads, more than 10,000 kilometers of railways, nearly 1,000 bridges and nearly 100 ports," Lin noted.
He highlighted that significant projects such as the Mombasa-Nairobi railway, the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, and the Benguela railway have markedly enhanced transportation efficiency between coastal and inland areas. Furthermore, Lin pointed out that the Kribi Deep Seaport in Cameroon is capable of accommodating vessels carrying over 10,000 tonnes of cargo, thereby creating development opportunities for landlocked nations.
Additionally, he mentioned that Chinese companies have constructed more than half of Africa's wireless sites and high-speed mobile broadband networks, benefiting over 900 million Africans. Lin also remarked that 52 African countries and the African Union Commission have entered into Belt and Road cooperation agreements with China to address their respective developmental challenges.
"China stands ready to continue striving forward together with Africa on the road of win-win cooperation and common development, seek greater synergy between the BRI and the Agenda 2063 of the African Union as well as African countries' respective development strategies, let high-quality China-Africa cooperation on the BRI keep on shining, and bring China-Africa connectivity cooperation onto a fast lane," emphasized the spokesperson.
(A file photo of laborers working to finish the construction of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway track in Nairobi, Kenya, November 23, 2016. /CFP)
Mathilde Moreau contributed to this report for TROIB News
