China will collaborate with global partners to further benefit Africa while ensuring the fruits of its development can be shared by the world, said a senior Chinese researcher.
A South African government official said the China-Africa relations will continue to grow and benefit both partners.
Africa, faced with urgent challenges to reduce and eradicate poverty, has a reliable and devoted partner from the East called China, which is also the world's largest developing country.
China has always regarded Africa as a place of opportunity rather than a source of problems. It has courted African governments as political allies since the foundation of the People's Republic.
China attaches great importance to agricultural cooperation to boost its relations with Africa. The new Chinese leadership has placed cooperation with Africa at a higher strategic level.
China-Africa cooperation, as a template for South-South cooperation, is expected to reach a new depth as President Xi Jinping pays state visits to Zimbabwe and South Africa this week and chairs the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Johannesburg.
President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Zimbabwe, a southern African country, from Dec 1 to 2."It is a new milestone for China-Zimbabwe relations," Huang Ping, Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, said on Nov 26.
Africa stands poised to transform into a global economic powerhouse soon. The land is rich in natural resources with a young population. Africans are eager to get more educated, better trained and ready to build more reliable infrastructure.
China's investments, developments and assistance to the African nation states are viewed very positively and welcomed by the African governments.
The current visit of President Xi in Africa reassures and spurs the continent to work towards redoubling efforts to draw up a robust blueprint for promoting cooperation.
Already, Chinese currency yuan was given the legal status to circulate in Zimbabwe, where there has been no local currency since its demobilization amid hyper-inflation six years ago.
The summit, the first held on the continent, is said to promote the development of the China-Africa relationship and inspire ideas and solutions to address current and emerging global challenges.
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