Establish a Stronger Partnership: Chinese Dream Goes Hand in Hand with African Dream

Weekly Mandarin Translation

Establishing a stronger partnership with China will help Africa realize its African dream. Today, both China and Africa face great opportunities for development.

同中国建立更强大的伙伴关系，有助于非洲实现千年发展目标的非洲梦。中国同非洲面临共同发展的绝佳机遇，不应错失

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Sustainable development, poverty reduction, and lasting prosperity are China and Africa's shared dreams. China has realized some of these goals since its economic reform and openness of 1978. Over the same period, Africa has also made substantial progress. China and Africa's common goal create new opportunities seeking win-win development. The Chinese dream is a dream of prosperity, revitalization, and national welfare, calling for strengthening and expanding cooperation with Africa.

Today, Africa faces many opportunities: the growing Chinese market will provide infinite export potential for Africa in 10-20 years. This calls for a stronger tie between China and Africa and establishments of new cooperation forms. Africa can strengthen its support for China in the United Nations and other international organizations. Africa can also provide Chinese companies with better internet service and investment environment in order to increase China's Foreign Direct Investment to Africa and promote trade.

One of the goals for Africa is to elevate the living standard for its citizens. A stronger partnership with China will help Africa to realize such a goal. The Chinese dream goes hand in hand with African dream. China will also enhance its support to the African Union and facilitate regional economic integration. China will help improve investment environment, ensure food safety, and help to quell pollution. In order to promote industrialization in Africa, China will invest in the African manufacturing industry, create jobs, establish cooperative dialogues, and encourage educational exchange between China and Africa. Additionally, China will push the agenda on African economic development in the international organizations.

Nowadays, the challenge facing both countries is to make clear policies to ensure the future development of Africa and China. The global financial crisis shows that the Western countries are not reliable trade partners. China and African countries should seek great opportunities and strengthen the new strategic partnerships with each other to realize their shared dream of development.

Article translated by Qiuyun Shang, Staff Intern for the Kissinger Institute at the Wilson Center.

Photo courtesy of Chris Lim via Wikimedia Commons.