Xi Jinping meets with the president of Congo.
Xi Jinping highlighted that relations between China and Congo constitute an example of Sino-African friendship.
CGTN – Chinese President Xi Jinping met today (4) with the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, who came to China to participate in the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The meeting took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. On the occasion, the two heads of state announced the elevation of bilateral relations to the level of a High-Level China-Congo Community with a Shared Future.
Xi Jinping highlighted that relations between China and Congo exemplify Sino-African friendship. Since Congo assumed the African co-chairmanship of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the country has actively worked with China to promote the implementation of the Beijing Summit outcomes, achieving remarkable progress. China is willing to work with African countries to implement the “Ten Actions of Partnership,” developing new growth areas in green industries, e-commerce and payments, science, technology, and artificial intelligence, in order to boost Sino-African cooperation with higher quality and at higher levels.
"Given the current international context, marked by change and instability, China and Africa, as important members of the Global South, must assume the historic responsibility of upholding international equity and justice, as well as protecting world peace and promoting common development, joining efforts to build a community with a shared future for mankind," said Xi Jinping.
Sassou, in turn, stated that China successfully held the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, thereby demonstrating the courage of the Chinese people and the solidarity of the peoples of the world. He said he felt honored to participate in the event, joining China in defending peace and building a better future. Congo remains firmly committed to the one-China principle and hopes to strengthen cooperation with the Asian country in various areas, strongly boosting bilateral relations.
Source: CMG