Recent Highlights of China-Africa Cooperation
Guest Contributor 1. President Xi Jinping put forth a four-point proposition on China-Botswana and China-Africa mining cooperation
On the afternoon of October 13, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two heads of state made the announcement to elevate bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.
President Xi noted that Botswana voted in support of restoring the People’s Republic of China’s lawful seat in the United Nations in the 1970s before the two countries established diplomatic ties. Today, the two countries are marching side by side on the journey toward modernization, writing a new chapter in bilateral friendship. China-Botswana friendship should shine bright and endure like diamonds. The two countries should remember the journey of mutual assistance they have traveled together, stride ahead in the new era on a broad path for the development of bilateral ties, and contribute to world development and progress.
President Xi observed that a common direction brings people together on the same road. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 60th anniversary of the independence of Botswana. The two governing parties should strengthen cooperation, deepen experience-sharing in state governance, and foster greater convergence of ideas. China supports Botswana in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions. The two sides should continue to develop the framework for economic and trade cooperation and seize the new opportunities emerging from China’s zero-tariff treatment for African countries having diplomatic relations with China. China is ready to enhance cooperation with Botswana in areas such as the digital economy, agriculture and the livestock industry and carry out the Smart Education Project to support economic and social development in Botswana.
President Xi put forth a four-point proposition on China-Botswana and China-Africa mining cooperation. First, the starting principle should be African resources belonging to Africa. China stands ready to share its experience and help African countries formulate mining development plans consistent with their national conditions. Second, the guiding philosophy should be a right approach to friendship and interests and ensuring mutual benefit. China will continue to encourage Chinese companies to enhance their operational capacity, transfer green technologies suited to Africa’s conditions, and promote South-South cooperation in mining development. Third, the direction of cooperation should be high-quality development. China will continue to move China-Africa mining cooperation toward industrial value addition, explore new financing models that are affordable and sustainable, and support Africa’s modernization through high-standard cooperation. Fourth, a fair and open cooperation environment is crucial. Africa’s resources should not be used for geopolitical rivalry. China would be glad to see other parties providing genuine support for Africa’s development, and stands ready to work with Africa to create more enabling conditions for business investment and operation.
2. President Xi Jinping put forward four principles on the constructive participation of relevant parties in the resolution of African hotspot issues
On the afternoon of October 13, 2026, President Xi Jinping met with President of the Council of Togo Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two leaders announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Togo community with a shared future in the new era.
President Xi Jinping noted that the traditional friendship between China and Togo, forged by older generation of leaders, is deep-rooted and time-honored. In solidarity, the two sides have, over the past decades, continuously strengthened cooperation and enhanced mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples, writing a vibrant chapter in building the all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era. Friendship and cooperation between China and Togo are underpinned by closely aligned visions and enjoy broad prospects for development. The two sides should further strengthen exchanges at various levels between the two parties and two countries, deepen experience sharing on state governance, and firmly support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns. The zero-tariff policy is a special arrangement adopted by China to support Africa’s independent development and energize China-Africa cooperation through institutional opening-up. China welcomes Togo in making good use of this policy and the “green lanes” for African exports, among other measures, to give fuller play to its role as a regional trade and logistics hub and bring more specialty products of Togo and the wider region into the Chinese market. China appreciates Togo’s initiative to expand the cross-border use of RMB, and stands ready to step up new energy, digital and intelligent cooperation with Togo with a view to boosting Togo’s industrialization. Sharing similar positions on international and regional issues, China and Togo should enhance multilateral coordination, make concerted efforts to reform and improve global governance, and promote regional peace and security.
President Xi Jinping put forward four principles on the constructive participation of relevant parties in the resolution of African hotspot issues. First, uphold Africa’s leadership. African people are the true masters of the continent and should therefore play a central role in regional affairs. Second, safeguard equity and justice. Parties should observe the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries concerned. Third, cease hostilities and build peace. War and unilateral sanctions are never real solutions to disputes between states. Countries should respect each other, engage in extensive consultation, seek common ground despite differences, and practice mutual understanding and accommodation. Fourth, address both symptoms and root causes. Addressing immediate security concerns should go hand in hand with long-term development planning.
3. Xi sends congratulatory letter to high-level dialogue marking 5th anniversary of Global Development Initiative GDI
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to a high-level dialogue marking the fifth anniversary of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) held at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
Development is the eternal theme of human society and is key to promoting the well-being of humankind, Xi said.Xi recalled that he proposed the GDI at the UN General Assembly five years ago to advance global development cooperation, reinvigorate the global development cause, and help accelerate the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Over the past five years, with the joint efforts of all parties, the GDI has been widely implemented, with cooperation projects under the initiative taking root and yielding outcomes in more than 120 countries, writing a new chapter of common development and win-win cooperation, Xi noted.
Xi pointed out that nowadays, changes unseen in a century are accelerating across the world, and people in all countries are more keen about development.
As the world’s largest developing country and a member of the Global South, China stands ready to work with all parties to uphold a people-centered development philosophy, advance the GDI, turn the vision of the sustainable development goals into reality, and make new and greater contributions to building a community with a shared future for humanity, Xi said.
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