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NEW: China pledges to continue working with Africa 

01 Dec, 2021 - 14:12 0 Views
NEW: China pledges to continue working with Africa 

The Sunday Mail

Online Reporter 

China has pledged to continue working together with African countries to promote and carry forward the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation.

In his keynote speech at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Chinese President Xi Jinping said under the first three-year plan of the China-Africa Cooperation Vision 2035, China will work closely with Africa to implement various beneficial programmes.

These programmes include the medical and health programme, through which China will provide 1 billion doses of vaccines to Africa in its fight to vaccinate 60 percent of the continent’s population by 2022.

“I announce that China will provide another one billion doses of vaccines to Africa, including 600 million doses as donation and 400 million doses to be provided through such means as joint production by Chinese companies and relevant African countries.

“In addition, China will undertake 10 medical and health projects for African countries, and send 1 500 medical personnel and public health experts to Africa,” he said.

China will undertake 10 poverty reduction and agricultural projects for Africa and send 500 agricultural experts in the process under the poverty reduction and agricultural development programme.

“China will set up a number of China-Africa joint centres for modern agro-technology exchange, demonstration and training in China, encourage Chinese institutions and companies to build in Africa demonstration villages for China-Africa cooperation on agricultural development and poverty reduction, and support the Alliance of Chinese Companies in Africa for Corporate Social Responsibilities in launching the initiative of ‘100 Companies in 1 000 Villages’,” said the Chinese President.

China will open green lanes, which are set to boost agricultural exports to China under the trade programme.

The Asian giant will provide US$10 billion of trade finance to support African exports.

Under the investment programme, China will encourage its businesses to invest no less than US$10 billion in Africa in the next three years and will provide credit facilities of US$10 billion to financial institutions.

Other programs include the digital innovation programme, the green development programme, the capacity building programme, the cultural and people to people exchange programme and the peace and security programme.

 

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