AheadofthetheEighthMinisterialConferenceoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC),China'sStateCouncilInformationOfficeissuedawhitepapertitled"ChinaandAfricaintheNewEra:APartnershipofEquals"onNovember26.ThewhitepaperdocumentedfruitfulresultsthatChina-Africacooperationhasdeliveredandintheneweraandprovidedaperspectiveonfuturecooperationbetweenthetwosides.Herearethehighlightsoftheforthsection“BreakingNewGroundinChina-AfricaRelations”.“Covid-19furthershowsthatthefatesofallcountriesintheworldareinterconnected,”saidthewhitepaper,notingthatChinaandAfricaneedtofurtherconsolidatetheirpartnership,andbuildaChina-Africacommunityofsharedfutureinthenewera.-BoostingCooperationThroughFOCACDuringtheupcomingFOCAC,ChinawillworkcloselywithAfricatoalignChina’sSecondCentenaryGoalofbuildingagreatmodernsocialistcountrybythemiddleofthecenturywiththeAU’sAgenda2063.TogetherthetwosideswillplananddiscusstheoutcomestobeadoptedatthisFOCACmeetingregardingsuchkeyareasashealth,investmentandtrade,industrialization,agriculturalmodernization,climatechangeresponsesanddigitaleconomy,andbothwillmakeeveryefforttoproduceameetingthatwillbuildnewconsensus,explorenewfieldsofcooperation,andbeofbenefittoboththeChineseandAfricanpeoples.-PromotingCooperationundertheBeltandRoadInitiativeCurrently,bothChinaandAfricahaveenteredanewstageofdevelopment.Chinaispromotinganewdevelopmentparadigmwithdomesticeconomyandinternationalengagementprovidingmutualreinforcement,andtheformerasthemainstay.China’sdevelopmentwillcreatemoreopportunitiesforAfrica’sdevelopment.WiththeofficiallaunchoftheAfricanContinentalFreeTradeArea,Africa’seconomicintegrationisaccelerating,providingmoreroomforgrowthinChina-Africacooperation.ThetwosideswillfocusonboostingqualitydevelopmentandfurtheralignthegoalsoftheBeltandRoadInitiativewiththoseoftheAU’sAgenda2063,theUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmentandthedevelopmentstrategiesofindividualAfricancountries.TheywillbuildtheBeltandRoadintoaroadtopeace,prosperity,openness,greendevelopment,innovationandculturalexchanges,andcreateaChina-Africacommunityofsharedfutureinthenewera.-RaisingChina-AfricaRelationstoaNewLevelThekeytothevitalityofChina-Africarelationsiskeepingabreastofthetimesanddevelopingandinnovatingrelationships.Formorethanhalfacentury,ateverycriticaljuncture,thetwosideshaveemployedfar-sightedvisionandalwayssucceededinfindingnewcommongroundandgrowthdrivers.UndertheguidanceofXiJinpingThoughtonSocialismwithChineseCharacteristicsforaNewEraandXiJinpingThoughtonForeignAffairs,Chinawilladheretotheprinciplesofsincerity,affinity,goodfaithandpracticalresults,upholdthevalsuesofsharedinterestsandthegreatergood,andworktogetherwithAfricancountriestoadvancehigh-qualitycooperationandbuildaChina-Africacommunityofsharedfuture.ChinawillworkcloselywithAfricatoraisemutualpoliticaltrusttoanewlevel,combatCovid-19andbuildaChina-Africacommunityofhealthforall,boostcommondevelopmentandnurturenewdriversforexpandingmutuallybeneficialcooperation,andpromotecloserinternationalcooperationtoestablishafairerandmoreequitableinternationalorder.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.