(3 Sep 2024)
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Beijing, China – 3 September 2024
1. Various of African representatives at the venue of the ministerial conference of China-Africa summit
2. Various of China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Senegal’s Foreign Minister Yassin Fall arriving
3. Wang approaching the podium for speech
4. Wide of conference
5. Mid of attendees
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
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“Currently, the once-in-a-century great change is accelerating and the world is entering a new period of turbulence and transformation. The collective rise of the global South represented by China and Africa is profoundly influencing the course of world history. We have decided to make ‘working together to promote modernization and build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future’ as the theme of this summit, which conforms to the inevitable requirements of historical progress and reflects the common aspirations of the Chinese and African people.”
7. Wide of Wang speaking
8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister:
“At the summit, on behalf of the Chinese government, President Xi Jinping will further summarize the development of the FOCAC (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation), present China’s initiatives and measures to strengthen China-Africa cooperation in the future. He will work with African leaders to plan a new blueprint for China-Africa cooperation, leading the global South in a new direction.”
9. Senegalese foreign minister Yassin Fall approaching the podium
10. Close of attendees
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Yassin Fall, Senegalese Foreign Minister:
“Therefore we, Africans and Chinese, must continue to work together to ensure Africa’s development by 2063, drawing inspiration from the Chinese model, but of course adapting it to Africa’s situation in order for Africa to ensure its food sovereignty and that it’s able to transform its agricultural products on the African continent for added value and industrialization.”
12. Cutaway Yassin Fall speaking
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Yassin Fall, Senegal’s Foreign Minister:
“The commitment of the Chinese authorities is to actively support Africa’s efforts to accelerate the economic development of the continent (inaudible) particularly through the implementation of the African Union’s 2063 Agenda and the launch of the Second Five Year Plan (inaudible). Similarly, the impact of climate change on food security in Africa, the delay in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the deterioration of security in some parts of the continent, confronted by conflicts between states, maintain our attention.”
14. Mid of flags at the conference
15. Wide of the conference
STORYLINE:
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held a ministerial conference on Tuesday, ahead of Thursday’s leaders’ summit between China’s President Xi Jinping and 54 leaders of African countries.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Senegal’s Foreign Minister Yassin Fall co-chaired the conference in Beijing.
Wang Yi told African ministers that the theme of the summit will be to "work together to promote modernization and build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future."
He said Xi will present a series of new initiatives and action plans to promote the cooperation with African nations during the summit meetings.
She voiced concerns about the impact of issues including food security, climate change, and security in conflict zones on the continent.
AP video by Caroline Chen
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