The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation will be held in Beijing from Sept 4 to 6, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

At the summit, Chinese and African leaders will discuss the major plans for China-Africa friendly cooperation and jointly draw up a blueprint for opening up new space for cooperation, under the theme of "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future".

China and Africa have stood together through the good and hard times over the past decades, and this has provided a source of strength for the continuous growth of China-Africa friendly relations. Similar historical experiences and common historical missions have forged strong bonds of friendship between them.

China pursues the greater good and shared interests in its relations with African countries. It has always regarded the development of solidarity and cooperation with African countries as an important cornerstone of its foreign policy, and has always adhered to the principles of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith.

China is a reliable friend and sincere partner of African countries, and it endeavors to promote their development and vitalization. China and Africa have always focused on cooperation and promoted the implementation of the various outcomes of the FOCAC, which has effectively promoted the common development of China and African countries, brought tangible benefits to the Chinese and African people, and laid a solid foundation for building a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future. The fruitful cooperation results prove that the FOCAC is a united, stable and efficient cooperation mechanism.

At the China-Africa Leaders' Dialogue held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August last year, China announced the launch of the initiative to support African industrialization, plans to help Africa promote agricultural modernization and a talent training project. These three major initiatives cover areas in which African countries urgently need increased inputs, demonstrating China's sincerity in supporting Africa's development with practical actions.

The vigorous development of the Global South represented by China and Africa has influenced the course of world history. China and Africa will take the upcoming summit as an opportunity to further deepen their solidarity and cooperation, safeguard the common interests of developing countries, jointly advocate an equal and orderly world featuring multipolarization and inclusive economic globalization, gather more consensus on jointly promoting modernization and building a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.