2019年CRI 赞比亚召开一带一路智库峰会（在线收听）

赞比亚召开一带一路智库峰会

The two day Africa-China Think Tank Forum is co-hosted by the Chinese embassy in Zambia as well as Policy Monitoring and Research Center, a Zambian think tank.

It runs under the theme of "Africa-China Economic Development Agenda-Opportunities for Belt and Road Initiative & FOCAC."

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chinese ambassador Li Jie points out that the Belt and Road Initiative and Forum on China Africa Cooperation have become two major platforms for China-Africa cooperation.

He calls on both sides to deepen cooperation under the two frameworks.

"The BRI and FOCAC are not 'traps', not debt traps or finacial traps, but 'pies.' In China-Africa cooperation, China is willing to discuss ways with African countries to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results."

Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president and the honorary president of the Zambia-China Association, also attended the event.

The 95-year old speaks highly of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway constructed by China in the 1970s and urges African countries to further cooperation with China.

"Africa needs to broaden and deepen her engagement with China. As you leaders meet here in Lusaka, please remember that the Tanzania and Zambia Railway project is a great example of genuine cooperation between partners."

Zambia's Minister of Finance, who also chairs the Policy Monitoring and Research Center, says China and Africa have long formed a community with a shared future.

Margaret Mwanakatwe calls on African nations to link their own national development strategies with the BRI.

"It is very critical that Africa pursues a development path that fits into its national conditions anchored on the AU Agenda 2063. Further, we should also strategically align programs and infrastructure plans to complement the one Belt one Road Initiative; that is poised to also benefit the continent and enhance trade."

Figures show China has been Africa's largest trading partner for nine years in a row. China's total import and export volume with Africa reached 204 billion US dollars in 2018.

For CRI, I'm Gao Junya reporting from Lusaka, Zambia.

为期两天的中非智库论坛由中国驻赞比亚使馆和赞比亚智库－政策监测与研究中心联合举办。

本届论坛主题为“中非经济发展议程——‘一带一路’倡议和中非合作论坛带来的机遇”。

中国驻赞大使李杰在论坛开幕式指出，“一带一路”倡议和中非合作论坛已经成为中国与非洲国家进行务实合作的两大主要平台。

他呼吁双方在这两大机制引领下继续加深合作。

“‘一带一路’和中非合作论坛机制不是‘债务陷阱’，而是惠民的‘馅饼’，中方愿与非洲国家一道，实现互利共赢。”

赞比亚开国总统、赞中友好协会名誉会长肯尼思·卡翁达卡翁达也参加了开幕式活动。

这位95岁高龄的长者高度赞扬了中国于上世纪70年代援建非洲的坦赞铁路项目，同时号召非洲各国继续深化与中国的友好合作。

“非洲需要进一步扩大和深化与中国的合作。在座各位领导人在卢萨卡开会时，别忘了正是坦赞铁路项目见证了双方一次绝佳的合作。”

赞比亚财政部长、政策监测与研究中心董事会主席玛格莉特·姆瓦纳卡特韦表示，中非早已结成休戚与共的命运共同体。

玛格莉特·姆瓦纳卡特韦号召非洲国家将各自的发展战略与“一带一路”倡议对接。

“非洲国家各自选择的发展道路要符合非盟倡议的2063年发展愿景。此外，我们还应该调整各自的发展战略及规划，与‘一带一路’倡议对接，这不仅有利于非洲大陆的发展，还能促进双边贸易发展。”

数据显示，中国已经连续九年成为非洲最大的贸易伙伴。2018年中国与非洲国家进出口总额达到2040亿美元。

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