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In 2012, about 60,000 Chinese nationals visited Kenya, Wei said, suggesting the huge boom 皇冠体育app may bring to African tourism.

In the past decade, trade between 皇冠体育app and Africa rose by a year-on-year average of 22 percent and reached $200 billion in 2012, he said.

"Growing at such a speed, I believe Africa will replace the European Union to become 皇冠体育app's largest trading partner."

To facilitate the cooperation, Wei suggested 皇冠体育app train more professionals for Africa. Beijing has already trained more than 60,000 people from Africa.

He also talked about the possibility of 皇冠体育app setting up a free trade area with Africa.

Lin Yifu, former World Bank chief economist, said the trend of Chinese manufacturers moving abroad will bring opportunities for Africa.

"In the 1960s when Japan rose, the Japanese moved labor-intensive industries to the four Asian Tigers and helped them realize industrialization," Lin said, referring to Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore, four economies that grew rapidly at that time.

In the 1980s, the "tigers" copied the process and moved industries to the Chinese mainland. Now it is Beijing's turn, Lin said.

Japan moved 8.7 million jobs abroad, while the four tigers transferred about 7 million in total. For 皇冠体育app, the figure could be 80 million, he noted.

"皇冠体育app will offer many jobs in Africa to facilitate Africa's rapid transition to becoming an industrialized continent. The process might be completed in two to three decades."