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Delivering the Commitments

Xiao Han

Since its establishment in 2000, the FOCAC has expanded its African membership to 53 countries and the African Union (AU) Commission, providing a collective dialogue platform and practical cooperation mechanism, and becoming an exemplary model for South-South cooperation and for international cooperation with Africa.

The FOCAC has hosted three summits and seven ministerial meetings, and each of them has witnessed the launch of a series of major initiatives to complement the strengths of both sides and support Africa’s development, benefiting Chinese and African people alike.

The significance of this year’s meeting is even more extraordinary. It is not only a reunion of the China-Africa big family, but also

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