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1st LD Writethru: China, Africa have always been community of common destiny

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

China and Africa have always been a community of common destiny, with the same historical experiences and the same course of struggle having made the two peoples forge profound friendship, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Friday.

Xi made the remarks when delivering a keynote speech at a landmark summit on China-Africa cooperation, which he co-chaired with South African President Jacob Zuma.

Over a long time, China and Africa have been standing side by side in all weathers and offering help to each other, he said at the opening ceremony of the two-day Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

The fundamental reason behind the stronger and stronger China-Africa friendship is that the two sides have always treated each other on an equal footing, and pursued win-win cooperation for common development, Xi said.

China and Africa are always good friends, good partners and good brothers, he added.

Themed "Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development," the summit is the second of its kind under the 15-year-old framework of the FOCAC, which groups China, 50 African countries that have established diplomatic ties with China, and the Commission of the African Union. Endi