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On the scene of the third China Africa economic and Trade Expo held recently, many African countries' specialty products appeared on the same stage, showing the vitality and vigor of China Africa International Trade and economic cooperation.

  As the largest economic and trade cooperation platform under the framework of the Forum on China Africa cooperation, the China Africa economic and Trade Expo has been held every two years since 2019, boosting and witnessing the fruitful results of China Africa International Trade and economic cooperation. The number of exhibitors and exhibits at this Expo has increased significantly compared with the previous one, and the platform has greater influence and more momentum for cooperation.

The growing influence of the China Africa economic and Trade Expo is a true reflection of the mutual benefit and win-win cooperation between China and Africa. The only way for China Africa cooperation is to give full play to their respective advantages, closely integrate China's development with Africa's development, and achieve win-win cooperation and common development. During the Expo, the General Administration of Customs of China released the China Africa trade index for the first time. Data show that from 2000 to 2022, the value of China's imports and exports to Africa rose from less than 100billion yuan to 1.88 trillion yuan, with a cumulative increase of more than 20 times, with an average annual growth rate of 17.7%. China has remained Africa's largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years, and the international trade and economic cooperation between the two sides has continued to expand to emerging areas such as digital, green, aerospace, finance and so on. The key to the continuous improvement and upgrading of China Africa economic and trade cooperation is to take mutual benefit and win-win results as the driving force.

The high-quality development of China Africa International Trade and economic cooperation is based on the high-level development of China Africa relations. Over the past 10 years, China and Africa have always worked together in solidarity and cooperation. The new strategic partnership between China and Africa has been upgraded to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The construction of a community of shared future between China and Africa in the new era has been deepened and implemented. From the "ten cooperation plans" to the "eight actions" and then to the "nine projects", China Africa cooperation keeps pace with the times and constantly finds new points of convergence and growth. In its cooperation with Africa, China adheres to sincere friendship, treating each other as equals, combining justice with benefit, putting justice first, developing for the people, being pragmatic and efficient, being open, inclusive and inclusive, and winning the full trust of African countries and peoples.

"What China has done is not to teach people to fish, but to teach people to fish," said President chakvira of Malawi, who attended the third China Africa economic and Trade Expo. This Expo is the first to set up a high-quality exhibition of the achievements of the belt and road initiative between China and Africa, which will focus on the numerous cooperation projects between China and Africa in the fields of agricultural cooperation, processing and manufacturing in the past 10 years. The high-quality joint construction of the "belt and road" has effectively enhanced Africa's capacity for independent development and improved the well-being of the local people. In Algeria, photovoltaic power station projects will deliver a steady stream of clean energy to thousands of households; In Ghana, the rural communication and digital network coverage project has provided high-speed and stable information communication services for more than 3 million people; In Ethiopia, factories have sprung up one after another, providing a large number of local employment opportunities... "The co construction of the 'belt and road' initiative is based on cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results, and has made great contributions to Africa's development." said roni engenkui, an economist at the second University of Yaound é, Cameroon.

In today's world, multiple challenges and crises are intertwined and superimposed, and the development gap is widening. African countries need more equal and mutually beneficial cooperation and sincere and selfless help. In the process of comprehensively promoting Chinese style modernization, China adheres to expanding high-level opening-up and promoting the construction of an open world economy, which will continue to provide new opportunities for Africa's development. China Africa cooperation continues to develop in an all-round, multi-level and high-quality way, and plays an important leading role in South South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa. "The fate of Africa is closely related to China's economic development," said ahada akkazi, Minister of Commerce of Niger.

China and Africa are good friends, partners and brothers who stand together through thick and thin. The two sides actively explore new paths of cooperation and open up growth points of cooperation, which will certainly promote China Africa International Trade and economic cooperation to a new level and help build a community of shared future for China and Africa in a new era.