Want China Times, Xinhua 2014-05-04
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| Chinese premier Li Keqiang chairs a forum in Chongqing, April 28. (File photo/CNS) |
China and
Africa will sign cooperation agreements in fields of road, railway, aviation
and electric power during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Africa,
according to a press release on Sunday.
Li will pay
official visits to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya from May 4 to 11. This
is the first time for Li to visit Africa since taking office last year.
The
relations between the two sides have entered a "golden period", said
Li in an interview with African media before the trip. He said China is the largest
developing country and Africa is the continent with the largest number of
developing countries. Both China and Africa face the urgent task of developing
economy and realizing modernization.
Since
entering the new century, China and Africa have seized the historic
opportunities presented by the deepening of globalization, worked together and
helped each other achieve win-win outcome, he said, adding that both China and
Africa have benefited a lot from cooperation.
China is at
the critical stage of comprehensively deepening reform and speeding up the
transformation of the economic development model. Africa, on its part, has also
started its new path of seeking strength through unity and promoting
development for renewal, said the premier.
China-Africa
cooperation is thus faced with new opportunities of making great strides
forward, he said.
"During
my visit, I will work with leaders of the African states and the AU, and
Chinese and African business representatives in an earnest, practical and
enterprising spirit to review the past experience, identify room for
improvement and discuss new areas, channels and formalities of China-Africa
comprehensive cooperation so as to upgrade our cooperation," he said.
According
to Li, China and Africa will expand exchanges and cooperation in poverty
reduction for common development. Over 100 million people in China still live
below the poverty line.
Africa is
also faced with many difficulties and challenges on the road toward the
Millennium Development Goals, the premier said, adding that all sides are
committed to developing economy and improving people's livelihood, which makes
poverty reduction one of the highlights of China-Africa cooperation.
China is
ready to share with Africa its experience on poverty reduction and agricultural
development, enhance agricultural cooperation with Africa and help Africa train
technical and managerial personnel on agriculture, he said. "We hope
poverty reduction will help Africa achieve sustainable development and bring the
African people a more dignified life."
Li said
China and Africa will strengthen industrial and commercial cooperation and
promote Africa's industrialization and manufacturing sector.
Africa has
entered the fast track of growth and its modernization process is gaining
momentum, he said, noting that China is ready to bring into full play its
advantages and take an active part in Africa's infrastructure development so as
to promote connectivity on the African continent.
"Through
infrastructure building, we will promote industrial cooperation and help Africa
to focus on developing labor-intensive manufacturing, which will create jobs
and boost consumption," he said.
China will
also create new ways of investment and financing cooperation to help Africa
address the funding shortfalls, and the two countries will enhance cooperation
in human resources and eco-environment so as to sustain the momentum of
Africa's long-term development, Li said.
Africa has
the biggest potential in human resources. China is ready to train more
professionals of multiple types for African countries, and provide more
vocational education tailored for African young people, so as to help Africa fully
and durably unleash the population dividends.
As one
saying goes, the key to people-to-people exchanges lies in heart-to-heart
communication, Li said, noting that China will roll out a series of projects on
people-to-people exchanges and cooperation to enrich exchanges between the two
peoples and promote mutual understanding and friendship.
Green has
always been the true color of Africa. China will have closer cooperation with
Africa in this field and provide funding to promote Africa's efforts to protect
its wild animal resources and address the challenges of climate change, so that
a beautiful China and a beautiful Africa will go hand in hand as we assist each
other in development, said the premier.
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| Cheng Hong, who is accompanying her husband Li Keqiang during his Africa tour, arrives in Ethiopia on May 4. (Photo/Xinhua) |
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Xi Jinping shakes hands with European Council president Herman
Van Rompuy, right, during his visit to Brussels on March 31.
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“ Here is
another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government.
"Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I
won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares
about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has.
It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old
energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to
see that before 2013. They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy
of the population will not sustain an old energy leader. Remember where you
heard it... in a strange, esoteric meeting with a guy in a chair pretending to
channel. [Kryon being factious... Kryon humor] Then when you hear it, you'll
know better, won't you? "Maybe there was something really there,"
you'll say. "Maybe it was real," you'll say. Perhaps you can skip all
the drama of the years to come and consider that now? [Kryon humor again]
These leaders are going to fall over. You'll have a slow
developing leadership coming to you all over the earth where there is a new
energy of caring about the public. "That's just too much to ask for in
politics, Kryon." Watch for it. That's just the beginning of this last
phase. So many things are coming. The next one is related to this, for a
country in survival with sickness cannot sustain a leadership of high
consciousness. There is just too much opportunity for power and greed. But when
a continent is healed, everything changes.
The next one: You're going to heal a continent. Watch for
it. It begins. Watch for major shift in Africa. We have said this before, even
within the meetings I spoke in what you call the United Nations. Africa has
never even been a potential player in the economic field, because it has been
sick. What happens when you heal a continent? I'm going to tell you. Suddenly,
the people on that continent also want what you have - government that works,
peace, their own homes, schools, hospitals, and even banks where they can
borrow from. They don't have any of those now, not really. Everything with
substance is from somewhere else. That means you're going to have a continent
that's going to arise that will become a major player on the stage of Earth's
finances and political influence - an entire continent with all the resources
on it, with even the potential for unification of common purpose, much like
what you have now in your EU. I'm giving you information, and when it happens,
again, I say you'll remember where you heard it.
Many years
ago, the prevailing thought was that nobody should consider China as a viable
player on the economic stage. They were backward, filled with a system that
would never be westernized, and had no wish to become joined with the rest of
the world's economic systems. Look what has happened in only 30 years. Now,
look at Africa differently.. ...”
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