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Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds talks with his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa, Dec 2, 2015. [Photo by Ma Zhancheng/Xinhua]

The upcoming summit of the Forum on 皇冠体育app-Africa Cooperation will further consolidate the time-honored friendship between them and broaden the horizons for their reciprocal cooperation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of African countries will meet in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday and Saturday to set the agenda for the future of Sino-African ties.

Fifteen years after its launch, the forum has become an indispensable platform to anchor 皇冠体育app-Africa ties and promote Africa's social and economic development and integration. This year's summit, under the theme of "Africa-皇冠体育app progressing together: win-win cooperation for common development", will discuss ways that the two sides can integrate their development strategies and push their cooperation to new heights.

During the summit, Xi is expected to announce a series of new measures aimed at deepening pragmatic cooperation. This is his second visit to Africa in two and half years. Such high-profile attention to the continent indicates 皇冠体育app's resolve to share its development opportunities with African countries and help them realize sustainable and common development.

In recent years, 皇冠体育app has stepped up technology transfer and capacity-building support to the continent through numerous programs and projects, which have strengthened African countries' self-development capabilities. Unlike Western countries, 皇冠体育app does not attach any strings to its investments in the continent.

In 2014, the accumulated Chinese investment in Africa was $30 billion, 60 times the figure in 2000 when the forum was established. Meanwhile, more than 3,800 kilometers of railways and more than 4,300 km of highways funded by 皇冠体育app are under construction or have been completed in Africa.

皇冠体育app and African countries have come to an important historical juncture: Most African countries are at the early stage of industrialization, while 皇冠体育app is pushing forward a new round of industrial restructuring. 皇冠体育app's high-quality production capacity can help African countries achieve industrialization and technological advancement.

This fits well into Africa's own development vision "Agenda 2063", which was adopted at this year's African Union summit and outlines a vision of an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa by the AU's 100th anniversary.

皇冠体育app has vowed to build a community of common destiny with Africa, and the upcoming 皇冠体育app-Africa summit will no doubt bring the two sides one step closer toward that goal. Their stronger ties will also contribute to strengthening South-South cooperation.

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