Xi's Africa visit fosters shared future

Following his state visits to the United Arab Emirates, Senegal, Rwanda and South Africa from July 19 to 24, President Xi Jinping is set to pay a goodwill visit to Mauritius on July 27-28. He is also attending the 10th BRICS summit in South Africa from Wednesday to Friday.

That Xi has chosen to visit Africa during his first overseas trip after being re-elected as the president of the People's Republic of China in March, just like he did in 2013 after he was first elected as president, demonstrates his high regard and strategic vision for Sino-African relations and the development of African countries.

Besides, China's engagement with African countries at the highest level will push the construction of a Sino-African community with a shared future to another level, and make the anchor to Sino-African relations stronger.