The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) takes place in Beijing from September 4 to 6. Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote address at the event's opening ceremony, in which he proposed the overall characterization of China-Africa relations be elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era. Edited excerpts of President Xi's speeches on this topic since 2018 follow:
Excerpt from Xi's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the FOCAC on September 5, 2024
Excerpt from Xi's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the FOCAC on September 5, 2024
Excerpt from Xi's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the FOCAC on September 5, 2024
Excerpt from Xi's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the FOCAC on September 3, 2018
Excerpt from Xi's keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Summit of the FOCAC on September 5, 2024
Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (III) and Xinhua News Agency
