ChinacommitstoRwanda'sdevelopmenttoachievesharedprosperity:ambassador_GuangmingOnlineKIGALI,Jan.20(Xinhua)--ChineseAmbassadortoRwandaWangXuekunhassaidthatChinawillcontinuetobeRwanda'sdevelopmentpartnerforcommongrowthandsharedprosperity.WangmadetheremarksduringaseminarheldWednesdayontheimplicationofthe20thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)forRwanda.TheeventbroughttogetherChineseembassyofficialsinRwanda,representativesfromcivilsocietyorganizations,membersofacademiaandmediaaswellexpertsonChina-Africacooperation."Ourfriendshipisdeeplyrootedamongourpeoples.ChinaandRwandasharesimilarhistoricexperiencesandhavenohistoricburden.WhatChinawishesistoworkjointlywithRwandaforprosperity,"saidWang.Hehighlightedsustainability,solidarityandpotentialityaskeyfactorsthatwillguidethedeepeningofChina-Rwandarelationsasthetwocountriesaimtoachievecommongrowthandsharedprosperity.Attheevent,WangsharedthesuccessstoryofChinaregardingtheachievementsmadeinthepastdecadesthathaveseenChinabuildamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespects."Wewillhavemoretodeliverinthecomingdecadesaswebothdevelop.Onoursharedpathtomodernization,wewillseemoreprojectsintraditionalsectorsliketrade,infrastructure,health,education,andsoon.Thereisalsogreatpotentialinastronomy,IT,biotechnology,andthoseemerginghigh-techsectors,"saidWang.Speakingattheseminar,SegondFidens,oneofthemembersoftheRwandaChinaAlumniOrganizationsaidthatRwandacanbenefitfromChina'sdevelopmentthroughanincreaseintradeandinvestment,importsandexports,technology/knowledgetransfer,culturalexchangesanddialogue."BeforeIwasinfluencedbythewesternmediatrashingdiscourse;butmy10monthsofimmersionreversedthenarrative.CyclingfromBeijingtoPingxiang,Iencounteredtheheartbeatingofanation,ordinarypeoplebutdetermined,friendly,focusedandcheerful,"saidFidens.GeraldMbanda,researcherandpublisheronChinaandAfricasaidthatAfrica'sdevelopmentwillbeontherightpathfollowingthefootstepsofhowChinadiditandisstilldoingit.ChinaisoneofRwanda'slargesttradingpartnerswithabilateraltradevolumeofmorethan364millionU.S.dollarsin2021,whichincreasedby13.4percentcomparedtothepreviousyear,accordingtostatisticsfromtheRwandaDevelopmentBoard.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.