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Arms Linked in Unity

时间:2024-10-26 07:24:58

China鈥檚40yearsofreformandopeningupcanlendexperiencetoAfricancountries

ISTOCKWhatdoesChina鈥檚reformandopeningupmeantoAfricancountries?WhatlessonscanAfricancountriesdrawfromChina鈥檚routetoprosperity?ThesearethetopicstheChineseandAfricanscholarsfromthinktanksthroughoutChinaandAfricadiscussedattheSeventhMeetingofChina-AfricaThinkTanksForumconvenedinBeijingonJuly4.Overthepast40years,China-Africaeconomicandtradecooperationhasachievedleap-forwarddevelopment.ThetradevolumebetweenChinaandAfricaincreasedmorethan200-foldsincethestartofChina鈥檚reformandopeningupinlate1978.ChinahasmaintaineditspositionasAfrica鈥檚largesttradepartnerfornineyearsinarow,accordingtodatafromtheMinistryofCommerceofChina.

Theyear2018marksthe40thanniversaryofChina鈥檚reformandopeningup.Duringthisperiod,Chinaachieveditsownrapiddevelopment,andalsocommittedtobuildingacommunityofsharedfutureformankind.ReformandopeningupisagreatprocessthathasseenChinaandtheworld,especiallyChinaandAfricancountries,developandprogresstogether,accordingtoexpertsatthemeeting.Attheforum,envoys,governmentofficials,thinktankscholarsandmediarepresentativesexpressedtheiropinionsonChina-Africamutualdevelopmentsinthepastfourdecadesandhowtherelationshipcouldbefurtherstrengthenedinthefuture.Thefollowingisaneditedexcerptontheirviews:

ChenXiaodong

AssistantMinisterofForeignAffairs

ThedebtprobleminsomeAfricancountriesiscausedbymanyfactors.Itisacommonproblemfacedbydevelopingcountriesandhasbecomea鈥済rowingpain鈥漣nthedevelopmentprocess.Thefundamentalsolutionstilldependsoneconomicgrowth.Weoftensaythatitisbettertoteachpeopletofishthangivepeoplefish.ChinaiscooperatingwithAfricancountriestopromotetheirindependentdevelopmentcapabilities,andbuildalargenumberofprojectsinAfricathatcouldbenefititsnationaleconomyandpeople鈥檚livelihood.

JustinYifuLin

CounselorfortheStateCouncilofChinaandDeanofInstituteofNewStructuralEconomicsatPekingUniversity

WhenChina鈥檚reformandopeningupstartedinlate1978,Sub-SaharanAfrica鈥檚GDPpercapitawasmorethanthreetimesthatofChina.Atthattime,84percentofChineselivedonlessthan$1.25perday,theinternationalpovertystandard.

ThereasonwhyChinahasachievedsuchagreatsuccessafter1978isbecauseofitschangingthoughtofdevelopment.Inthepast,inpursuingmodernization,Africancountriesusuallyacquiredexperienceandtheoryfromdevelopedcountries.ThecurrentsituationbetweendevelopedcountriesandAfricancountriesistotallydifferent.Infact,thepreconditionsfordevelopmentinAfricaaresimilartothoseinChina.Therefore,theexperienceaccumulatedduringthe40yearsofChina鈥檚reformandopeningupandthetheoryithasdevelopedwillhavegreaterreferencevalueforAfricancountriesandotherdevelopingcountries.

Atpresent,theinfrastructureinmostAfricancountriesisrelativelypoor.Itisabottleneckforeconomicdevelopment.Labor-intensiveindustrializationhasbecomeakeypathtoprosperityandnowtheBeltandRoadInitiativewillplayanimportantroleinAfricancountriestowardsolvingthebottlenecksandachievingindustrialization.

PeterKagwanja

PresidentofAfricanPolicyInstituteinKenya

ChinaandAfricaarefollowingtheirseparatenon-hegemonicandwinwinpathstodevelopment.However,infrastructureinvestmentmustbeprofitableandproductivetoavoidanunsustainabledebtburden.TheBeijingSummitontheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC)thatwillbeheldinSeptembershouldemphasizetheneedforindustrialparksandalsoexaminewaystoavoidcorruptionandpoliticalpatronageinAfricanprojects.

ZerihunWoldu

VicePresidentofAddisAbabaUniversityinEthiopia

Chinashowsthatdevelopmentcanbeachieved,fromwhichAfricamaydrawinspirationforitsowndevelopmentdrive.ThethinktanksandmediaofChinaandAfricaneedtofindacommonvoiceandtellatrueChina-Africarelationshipstorytoenhancetheimageofbilateralrelations.Bothsidesneedtoimprovekeyskillsandcapacity,aswellasdevelopcommoninternationalethicalstandards.

CharlesOnunaiju

DirectorofCenterforChinaStudiesofNigeria

China鈥檚reformandopeningupallowsAfricatoseeahopefulfuture,andthesuccessofChinaservesasanimportantinspirationforAfricancountriestoseethatmodernizationismorethanonepath.

China-Africacooperationisamutuallearningprocess.China鈥檚BeltandRoadInitiativehasmadeChinaAfricarelationsmoredynamic.ChinaandAfricawilltakeacandidapproachtodealingwiththeirchallengestogether.ChinaandAfricacanpositivelyinfluencechangingtherulesofthegame.

LiYafang

PresidentofBeijingReview

ChineseandAfricanmediashouldseekcommongroundandputasidetheirdifferenceswhilerespectingculturaldiversity.ChineseandAfricanmediaoughttoincreasecooperationandexchangesoastopromoteamutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandAfrica.

LiuHongwu

DeanofInstituteofAfricanStudies,ZhejiangNormalUniversity

TherapiddevelopmentofChina-AfricarelationsisaspecialwindowforChina鈥檚reformandopeningup.Insomerespects,thebilateralrelationshaveboostedChina鈥檚openingtotheworld,andAfricancountriesarealsopreparingforanewsteptowardopeningup.

BothChinaandAfricahaveuniquehistoricalandculturaltraditions.Itisofgreatimportanceforthemtounderstandeachother,andtofollowthepaththatsuitstheirowndevelopment.Atthesametime,media,scholars,academicsandthinktanksarealsoshowingatrendofintegration.HowChineseandAfricanmediacanplaymorerolesinChina-Africacooperationisanimportantissueworthyofdiscussion.

MohamedFayezFarahatMahmoud

SeniorResearcherofAhramCenterforPoliticalandStrategicStudiesinEgypt

China鈥檚40yearsofreformandopeninguphavemaderemarkableachievementsthathaveattractedtheattentionoftheworld.Theexperienceprovedtobeinvaluabletodevelopingcountries,especiallyAfricancountries.

ChenMingkun

ViceDeanofInstituteofAfricanStudies,ZhejiangNormalUniversity

RelationsbetweenChinaandAfricainmanysectors,includingeconomic,cultural,educationalanddiplomaticareas,areexperiencingfastdevelopment.AfricadoesnotintendtofollowtheChinesedevelopmentmodeldirectly.Butwecanlearnfromeachother.WeshouldletmoreChinesepeopleknowaboutAfrica,andalsotellAfricanpeoplemoreaboutChinaandhowthecountryhasdevelopedoverthepast40years.

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