Allegations of neocolonialism ill-intentioned

Chinese President Xi Jinping has just concluded a fruitful visit to Africa, during which he attended the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation where he announced an array of concrete plans for common development.

Closer ties between China and Africa cater to the interests of both sides and will contribute to regional and world development. However, some in the West have again pointed a finger at China accusing it of neocolonialism in Africa.

In recent years, each time China and Africa have reached out to each other and deepened their reciprocal interaction such groundless accusations have flared up, laying bare the West's long-standing bias against the strong friendship between China and Africa.