Talent is the primary resource underpinning efforts to promote economic and social development, and improve comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness. The key to development and rejuvenation of China and Africa lies in turning the huge population into abundant human resources as a way to drive modernization, and ensuring that development is for the people and by the people and that its fruits are shared by the people. Talent is the future. Cooperation on talent development between China and Africa should be oriented toward modernizing governance capacity, promoting economic and social development, enhancing efficiency through scientific and technological innovation, and improving people’s well-being. Cooperation on capacity building in technology transfer, education and training should be strengthened in support of the realization of goals such as human capital development set out in the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

Africa is endowed with advantageous conditions for agricultural production. Agricultural modernization is an important underpinning for African countries to achieve independent and sustainable development. China appreciates the efforts and achievements of African countries, the African Union (AU), and various sub-regional organizations to boost Africa’s agricultural modernization. At the same time, agricultural development in Africa still faces constraints such as lack of funding, infrastructure and agricultural equipment, incomplete industrial and supply chains, as well as outdated production methods. China is ready to further explore new pathways of agricultural cooperation with Africa, and work with the international community to help Africa achieve the goals set out in the AU’s Agenda 2063 and Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program to develop modern agriculture. 

On the evening of August 24 local time, President Xi Jinping and South African President Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa co-chaired the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue in Johannesburg.President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech entitled “Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Create a Great Future for China and Africa”.

Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Create a Great Future for China and Africa

The visit President Xi Jinping is paying to South Africa from Monday to Thursday, during which he will attend the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg and pay a state visit to the country, looks set to inject fresh vitality into the development of bilateral ties as well as Sino-African relations at large.

Joint Statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa

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The railway has seen the passing of 1,824 passenger trains carrying nearly 530,900 people and 6,133 cargo trains with about 7,328,500 tonnes of goods since it was put into operation in January 2018, according to official figures.