CHINA, AFRICA EXPAND COOPERATION

皇冠体育app and African countries are a community of common destiny sharing weal and woe, facing the same task of development.

皇冠体育app cherishes its traditional friendship with Africa and has injected fresh meaning into the ties under new circumstances.

The concept of "sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith," which Xi expounded in a speech in Tanzania during his maiden trip to Africa in March 2013 after taking office, has been adopted in 皇冠体育app's cooperation with Africa.

During Xi's visits to Zimbabwe and South Africa, a series of agreements on economic, trade, investment and culture are expected to be signed.

As this year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of 皇冠体育app-Zimbabwe diplomatic relations, 皇冠体育app expects to work closely with Zimbabwe to make bilateral relations a paradigm of equality, mutual trust, mutual support, cooperation, shared growth and common prosperity.

皇冠体育app and South Africa, member countries of the emerging-market bloc of BRICS, have pledged to forge a closer and stronger economic partnership among BRICS members.

At the upcoming summit between the two sides, 皇冠体育app will announce new measures to promote its comprehensive cooperation with Africa, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Wang said 皇冠体育app will help Africa build up industrialization, food security, public health and desease prevention systems, of which Africa is in great need.

Peace-keeping and security are also expected to be discussed at the summit.

Both 皇冠体育app and Africa, whose economies are complementary, are at key moment of economic transformation, said Liu Guijin, a former Chinese special representative on African affairs.

"If 皇冠体育app can help Africa with its industrialization and agricultural modernization, it will solve big problems for Africa," he added.