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A Big Year

时间:2024-10-26 07:19:57

StudentsinEasternRegionofGhanagetwaterfromawellconstructedbyaChinesecompanyZHAOZHUTINGNewlyappointedChineseAmbassadortoGhanaWangShitingisoptimisticaboutChina-Ghanarelationsandalsosaysthisisa鈥渂igyear鈥漟orChina-Africarelationsingeneral.Wang,aseasonedofficialwhohasservedinAfricanaffairsfor27years,believesthisyear鈥檚BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC)willbecomeanewmilestoneinthedevelopmentofChina-Africarelations.WangsharedhisviewsonFOCACandotherissueswithChinAfricaGhanaiancontributorEmefaAblaAdjei.Editedextractsfollow:

ChinAfrica:WhatdoyouthinkwillbesomeoftheimportantoutcomesoftheFOCACBeijingSummitinSeptember?

WangShiting:WiththeFOCACBeijingSummitexpectedtobeheldinSeptember,thisisgoingtobeabigyearforChina-Africarelations.ItwillsurelypropelChina-Africarelationsandcooperationforwardinsyncwithourtimes.

TheFOCACBeijingSummitwillreinvigorateourjointeffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.TheoverarchingvisionofChina鈥檚diplomacyistobuildanewmodelofinternationalrelationsandacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.ChinaandAfricahavesharedwealandwoetogetherandseeourfutureasinterwoven.Atthesummit,thetwosideswillworkforanevenstrongerChina-Africacommunityforasharedfuturebylayingoutamasterplan,seekingtheguidanceofourleaders,buildingconsensusandcoordinatingouractions.

TheBeijingSummitwillalsocatalyzeourjointeffortstoadvancetheBeltandRoadInitiative.Thesummitprovidesanexcellentopportunitytoalignthisinitiativewiththe2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment,AUAgenda2063andthedevelopmentplansofAfricancountries.ThesummitwillbringtogetherChinesecapital,technology,equipmentandtalentandAfrica鈥檚naturalresources,demographicdividendsandmarketpotential.Newmeasuresofcooperationareexpected[alongwith]measuresthatwilldelivermorewin-winresultstobothsides.

Africanleadershaverespondedenthusiasticallytotheinvitation,andmanyhaveconfirmedtheirparticipationincludingthepresidentofGhana.Wehavenodoubtthat,withcloseChina-Africacollaboration,theBeijingSummitwillgodowninhistoryasanothermilestoneinChina-Africarelations.Surely,thisisalsoagreatopportunityfortheChina-Ghanarelationshipanditwilldeeplystrengthentherelationshipbetweentwocountries.

ChinaistheleadinginvestorinGhanaintermsofnumberofprojects.HowdolocalGhanaiansbenefitfromtheseprojectsandwhatnewprojectsareinthepipelineforthenextyears?

TheBeltandRoadInitiativeofChina,whichencouragesChineseenterprisestoinvestoverseasandseekcooperationonindustrialcapacity,sharesthesameideawiththeOneDistrict,OneFactoryinitiativeoftheGhanaianGovernment.RightnowthemainareaofChineseinvestmentsincludesenergy,communicationandmanufacturing.TheseinvestmentshavebenefitedalargenumberofGhanaianpeople,providedahugeamountofjobs,sharedthetechnologiesandexperiencesofChina,aswellasmadecontributionstotheindustrializationofGhanabyimprovingthevaluechain.TheChineseenterprisesinGhanalikeTwyford(Ghana)CeramicsCo.Ltd.,SentuoSteelLtd.andWyncaSunshineAgricProductsandTradingCo.Ltd.providethousandsofjobstolocalpeopleandhelpGhanaspeedupitsindustrializationprocess.Agricultureisalsoanareaofgreatpotential.AsIknow,someChineseagriculturalcompaniesareseekinginvestmentopportunitiesinGhana.IfirmlybelievetheChineseinvestmentstoGhanawillkeepincreasinginthecomingyears,andthebilateralcooperationbetweenthetwocountrieshasapromisingfuture.

TherearemanyChinesebusinessesthrivinginGhana.WhatadvicedoyouhaveforGhanaianswhowishtodobusinessinChina?

ThebilateraltradebetweenChinaandGhanahasbeenincreasingvastlyinrecentyears.In2017,thevolumeofbilateraltradeachieved$6.68billion,withan11.69-percentgrowthyearonyear.Especially,theexportsfromGhanatoChinahadanincredibleyear-on-yeargrowthof41.3percent.FortheGhanaianbusinesspeople,wesuggesttheytakeadvantageoftheplatformssuchasChinaInternationalImportExpoandChinaImportandExportFair(CantonFair).Inaddition,itisimportanttofindreliableChinesepartnersthroughregularcontact,learnmoreaboutChinesemarketcultureanddobusinessthatabidesbythelawofbothcountries.TheChineseEmbassyinGhanawillalsohelpbusinesspeoplefrombothsidesknoweachotherandprovidenecessaryassistance.

Recently,youwelcomedthe28thEscortTaskGroupoftheChinesePLANavytoGhana.Canyoutellusalittleabouttheirvisit?

FromJune4to8,the28thEscortTaskGroup(ETG)oftheChinesePLANavycomposedofPlansYancheng(FFG-546),PlansWeifang(FFG-550)andPlansTaihu(AOR-889)paidafriendlyvisittoGhana.Duringthevisit,CommandersofETGandcommandingofficersofthewarshipspaidcourtesycallsontheGhanaianmilitaryandgovernmentofficials.

TheyalsovisitedtheKofiAnnanInternationalPeacekeepingTrainingCenterandtheGhanaArmedForcesCommandandStaffCollege,heldpublicactivities,donatedcomputers,stationeryandfootballstotheNavalBasePrimarySchoolinTemaandheldajointmilitaryexerciseatseawiththeGhanaianNavy.

ThevisitoftheChinesePLANavyisajourneyofpeace,friendshipandcooperation.ItfullydemonstratesthegoodimageofChinaasaresponsiblecountry.ThevisithasgreatlyinspiredthenationalprideandconfidenceofoverseasChineseinGhana.Itwillcertainlyhaveasignificantandpositiveimpactonthedevelopmentofrelationsbetweenthetwocountriesandthetwoarmedforces.

WhatattractionsdoyouthinkGhanahasforChinesetouristsandarethereplanstoincreaseChinesetourismtoGhana?

Ghanahasbeautifulcoastlines,lushtropicalrainforestsandawidevarietyofwildanimals.Ghanaalsohasalonghistory,fantasticculture,andwarmandfriendlypeople.

Chinaiswillingtofurtherstrengthenbilateralcollaborationintheconstructionoftourismandculturalfacilitiesandintheexplorationoftourismresources,tocontinuouslyenhancemutualunderstandingbetweenthetwocountries.

WewouldencouragemoreChinesetouriststovisitGhanaandmoreChineseenterprisestoinvestinGhana鈥檚tourismindustry.Wewillfurtherstrengthencooperationinthefieldsoftourismandculturebetweenthetwocountries.

WhatareyourthoughtsonthefutureofSino-Africanrelationsingeneral?

ChinaandAfricaisacommunitywithasharedfutureandsolidarity.Asacontinentwheredevelopingcountriesaremostconcentrated,Africaisthe鈥渇oundationofthefoundation鈥漮fChina鈥檚diplomacy.

WhenvisitingAfricain2013,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingproposedsincerity,realresults,affinityandgoodfaithastheguidelineforChina-Africarelations,andofferedtopursuethegreatergoodandsharedinterestsinrelationtoAfrica.Accordingtothisguideline,ChinaandAfricawillforeverremaingoodfriendsbydevelopingtogether,goodpartnerswithequalcooperationandgoodbrothersthroughthickandthin.ChinawillputitselfintoAfrica鈥檚shoes,providefinancial,technicalandpersonnelsupporttoAfrica鈥檚industrializationprocess.Notonlybyachievingpovertyreductionandimprovingpeople鈥檚livelihood,butChinawillalsohelpimproveAfrica鈥檚independentdevelopmentcapacityandenhanceAfrica鈥檚own鈥渉ematopoietic鈥漟unction.Withthejointeffortsofbothsides,China-Africacooperationwillclimbthepeakandforgeintoanewera.

WhenvisitingAfricain2013,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingproposedsincerity,realresults,affinityandgoodfaithastheguidelineforChina-Africarelations,andofferedtopursuethegreatergoodandsharedinterestsinrelationtoAfrica.Accordingtothisguideline,ChinaandAfricawillforeverremaingoodfriendsbydevelopingtogether,goodpartnerswithequalcooperationandgoodbrothersthroughthickandthin.

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