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Editor's note: The China-Africa Media Forum hosted by the Information Office of the State Council and co-organized by Xinhua News Agency and Independent Media Group of South Africa was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday. Below are excerpts from the speeches of the participants.

China has proposed new concepts for China-Africa cooperation. In March 2013, immediately after taking office, President Xi Jinping paid a visit to Africa. During the visit, he said China would adhere to the principles of sincerity, practical results, affinity and good faith, and uphold the values of friendship, justice and shared interests in its relations with Africa, pointing out the direction for the development of China-Africa relations. To realize this goal, both China and Africa have agreed to safely, orderly and effectively promote our friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation through the new concepts of common, intensive, green, secure and open development.

During the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Johannesburg Summit in December 2015, President Xi announced that over the next three years, China and Africa would implement 10 cooperation plans to accelerate Africa's industrialization and agricultural modernization, with China providing $60 billion in funding. And during the summit, it was unanimously agreed to upgrade China-Africa relations to comprehensive strategic and cooperative partnership, ushering ties into a new era.