Multi dimensional empowerment, painting a new picture of China Africa economic and trade cooperation

Changsha, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Multi dimensional empowerment creates a new picture of China Africa economic and trade cooperation

Xinhua News Agency reporters Zou Duowei, Liu Fangzhou, Zhang Yujie

The 4th China Africa Economic and Trade Expo is currently underway in Changsha, Hunan. When African specialty products such as agricultural and food products, beauty and clothing, jewelry and jade cross the ocean and gather with domestic goods such as daily necessities, engineering machinery, medical equipment, etc., people from all walks of life discuss cooperation opportunities around the "China Africa Joint Action Pursuing Dreams and Modernization". China and Africa, two development hotspots separated by thousands of miles, work together to paint a new picture of mutual benefit and win-win.

There are too many good things in Africa, and I have already placed orders for 5 types of products. "Mr. Liu, who is engaged in food trade in Changsha and strolling through the African Commodity Museum, has set his sights on products such as Ethiopian coffee beans, Kenyan black tea, and dried chili peppers from Rwanda. Take a portion of the goods first, and then increase the procurement volume later. Nowadays, more and more Chinese people like African products, which have great prospects in the domestic consumer market, "he said.

The main venue located in Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center has an exhibition area of 100000 square meters. More than 4700 domestic and foreign enterprises have showcased agricultural products, engineering machinery, electronic products, handicrafts and other categories through graphic, video, physical sand tables, digital multimedia and other forms of exhibition. At the same time, more than 30 special economic and trade activities and forums focused on a series of themes such as China Africa industrial chain cooperation, infrastructure cooperation, green mining cooperation, and youth innovation and entrepreneurship for exchange and discussion.

Economic and trade cooperation is the "ballast stone" and "propeller" of China Africa relations. Data shows that since the establishment of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2000, the scale of China Africa trade has repeatedly reached new highs. The total value of China's imports and exports to Africa has increased from less than 100 billion yuan in that year to 2.1 trillion yuan in 2024, with a cumulative growth rate of over 20 times and an average annual growth rate of 14.2%. In the first five months of this year, China's imports and exports to Africa reached a record high of 963.21 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%.

In increasingly close interactions, agricultural cooperation continues to expand, and more high-quality African agricultural products are accelerating to the dining tables of the Chinese people.

During this expo, Chinese customs signed five entry agreements for agricultural and food products, including macadamia nuts and peanuts, with four countries including Ethiopia, Congo (Brazzaville), Gambia, and Malawi. Since the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation in 2024, 31 sub agricultural products from 19 African countries have been admitted to China.

Currently, the international situation is turbulent and intertwined, trade protectionism is on the rise, and openness and opportunities have become scarce resources.

In the exhibition area showcasing the achievements of China Africa industrialization and agricultural modernization cooperation, many visitors stopped to watch. From landmark buildings to rail transit, from satellite technology to digital economy, representative cooperation achievements are laying a solid foundation for both sides to move towards the future and explore new opportunities for cooperation.

What are the new features of this crane? "" Can you give me a brochure? "Holding a newly rented iFlytek translation machine, a Nigerian purchaser loudly asked in English at the screen of the machine in the exhibition area and engaged in barrier free communication with exhibitors.

Arriving at the scene, I deeply experienced China's rapid development in green agriculture, digital economy and other fields. I hope that the African continent can tap into its own potential, deepen cooperation and exchanges, accelerate economic and social development and modernization process, "said the purchaser.

In front of the exhibition booth of Chongqing Ouluo Medical Technology Co., Ltd., four medical equipment and infrastructure construction equipment have already received a lot of order intentions. Liang Zhizhong, the chairman of the company, said: "This is the first time that the company has participated in the China Africa Economic and Trade Fair. African countries have a great demand for infrastructure construction. Our products are also favored by the African market because of their high cost performance. In the future, we will work together with African partners to continue to promote high-quality co construction of the" the Belt and Road ", and sell more high-quality Chinese products and equipment to African countries."

At the China Africa Infrastructure Cooperation and Exchange Event held during the Expo, 38 units from China and Africa signed 28 contracts with a total amount of 5.27 billion US dollars, covering various fields such as transportation, logistics, energy, housing construction, and financial cooperation, focusing on new technologies and advanced machinery and equipment such as green, low-carbon, and digitalization.

Tunisian purchaser Karim Vonnes stated that many high-tech products from China, such as new energy vehicles, solar panels, and modern agricultural machinery, are very popular in Africa, and new formats such as digital economy have also emerged in Africa. These are new directions for China Africa economic and trade cooperation, and he hopes to introduce China's advanced technology products and new formats to Africa through the China Africa Expo.

Build a communication platform to promote the upgrading of cooperation. Nowadays, relying on the diversified platform built by the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo, China is constantly accelerating its economic and trade exchanges with Africa.

In the "African Goods" themed live broadcast room, African friends enthusiastically recommend their own unique products and collaborate with cross-border e-commerce platforms for online sales; At the China Africa Industrial Chain Cooperation and Exchange Event, representatives of China Africa industrial parks, trade purchasers, and leaders of cross-border e-commerce platforms focused on in-depth negotiations on industrial collaboration and park co construction; The China Africa Economic and Trade Deep Cooperation Service Fund with a total scale of 1 billion yuan has been released, focusing on cultivating the cross-border industrial chain between China and Africa... During this expo, more new models and measures will jointly promote industrial upgrading.

Registering an account on a Chinese e-commerce platform as soon as possible is the urgent wish of Nayawa Chiprabela, an entrepreneur from Zambia. What I bring is handmade jewelry made by Zambian female designers. Many customers come to inquire about whether it can be purchased online, so I really want to open up this channel, "said Chipalbela.

China Africa friendship transcends mountains and seas, and economic and trade cooperation surges across Hunan. With the new atmosphere, opportunities, and platforms presented by the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo, the strong force of high-quality development of China Africa economy and trade has gathered and will join hands to usher in a better tomorrow.