China-Africa brotherhood bolstered in joint anti-pandemic efforts

Xinhua | Updated: 2020-07-18 20:29
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Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (C) awards the Independent Day Medals to members of the Chinese medical team in Djibouti, capital of Djibouti, May 10, 2020. [Photo/Chinese Embassy in Djibouti/Handout via Xinhua]

LONG-LASTING SOLIDARITY

The joint efforts to combat COVID-19 illustrate the enduring relationship between China and Africa.

Since 1963, more than 22,000 Chinese health professionals have been sent to Africa to support local programs, which benefited about 220 million patients, according to Chinese Ambassador to Togo Chao Weidong.

The outbreak has boosted bilateral collaboration in the health sector between China and Africa, which will certainly enhance their shared vision of win-win cooperation.

When chairing the Extraordinary China-Africa Summit on Solidarity against COVID-19 in June, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two sides should work together to build a China-Africa community of health for all and take their comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership to greater heights.

Noting that China and Africa have withstood the immense challenge of COVID-19, Xi said the two sides must mobilize necessary resources, collaborate to protect people's lives and health, and minimize the fallout from COVID-19.

Xi called on both sides to stay committed to fighting COVID-19 together, saying that China will continue to do whatever it can to support Africa's response.

The Chinese president's remarks were echoed by African leaders, who agree that solidarity and cooperation between China and Africa are the key to ultimately defeating COVID-19.

Chinese medical team members visit the Pasteur Institute in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, May 5, 2020. [(Photo/Xinhua]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the meeting that the summit "demonstrates the depth and resilience of solidarity between China and Africa."

"Sino-African solidarity and better multilateral cooperation is key to winning the battle against this pandemic," he said, calling on both sides to continue to strengthen the bonds of solidarity and take collective action to secure the future of humanity.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame said that joint success in combatting COVID-19 was the result of years of bolstering ties under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, whose 20th anniversary will be marked later this year.

"The strength of the bond between Africa and China is clear," Kagame said.

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