2015年CRI Chinese President Raises 5-Point Proposal on Promoting China-Africa Cooperation

 

During the dialogue, President Xi expressed China's sincere hopes to share its industrialization experiences with African countries and help the continent with a variety of means of support.

"The achievement of inclusive and sustainable development in Africa hinges on industrialization, which holds the key to creating jobs, eradicating¹ poverty, and improving people's living standards. Africa's path to industrialization can be only found by the African people through their own practice and exploration. It is China's sincere hope to share its experience with African countries, and we are willing to provide capital, technology and personnel in support of Africa's industrialization."

President Xi suggested that China and African countries stick to equality-based, win-win cooperation, meaning both sides should strike a right balance between principles and profits, and jointly² build a community of common destiny.

Openness and inclusiveness is also an indispensable feature, which requires welcoming the involvement of enterprises from different countries on the bases of mutual³ benefit.

He also added that bilateral⁴ cooperation should prioritize infrastructure⁵ construction so as to bring tangible⁶ benefits to all people.

"In the areas of infrastructure building, investment and trade facilitation, China-Africa cooperation will create more investment and trade opportunities for companies from the two sides, thus enhance the competitiveness of African industries and close the infrastructure gap in Africa."

President Xi also stressed the importance of pursuing green and sustainable development, and said China will help its African partners in related areas.

"In the fields of modern agriculture and green development, poverty reduction and people's welfare, China-Africa cooperation will enable companies from the two sides to share advanced know-how⁷ and help African countries establish a sustainable development model, enhance independent development capacity, improve the public governance and raise the quality of life of the African people."

President Xi also noted⁸ that the two sides should focus on practical cooperation oriented to capacity building, and pledged that China will share advanced, applicable technologies with Africa with no reservations and deepen industrial cooperation via a combination of Chinese competitive industries and African needs.

This will help improve the quality of the African workforce⁹, increase employment rates and lift the continent's growth impetus¹⁰.

According to President Xi, China has become Africa's principal cooperation partner in several significant areas.

By the end of last year, the total stock of Chinese investment in Africa had reached 101 billion U.S. dollars, creating over 3100 Africa-based enterprises, and two-way trade also reached over 220 billion U.S. dollars.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

1 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

2 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

3 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

6 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

7 know-how   

n.知识；技术；诀窍

参考例句：

• He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.他没有经营农场的专业知识。
• I don't have much know-how about engines.发动机方面的技术知识我知之甚少。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

10 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。