BEIJING, Sept. 3 – The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Beijing from Sept. 4 to 6.
The leaders of China and African countries will gather around the theme “Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future” to celebrate friendship and chart the way forward for cooperation, CGTN reported.
This marks another grand reunion of the China-Africa big family following the 2006 Beijing summit, the 2015 Johannesburg summit, and the 2018 Beijing summit of the FOCAC. It is also the largest diplomatic event hosted by China in recent years, with the highest attendance of foreign leaders.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 2024 summit on Sept. 5 and deliver a keynote speech, according to foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying.
Xi is expected to elaborate on the new ideas and propositions on building a high-level community with a shared future between China and Africa, and announce new actions and measures for practical cooperation with Africa, according to CGTN quoting Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong.
Chen noted that Xi had visited Africa five times as the Chinese president, attended two FOCAC summits, and chaired the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity Against COVID-19 and the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue.
He has also summarized the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation and in person charted the course for the development of China-Africa relations in the new era.
The UN Secretary-General will be a special guest and relevant international and regional organizations will also attend the Summit as observers.
