On November 24th, Mr. Zhang Wei, Deputy Head and Minister of the Mission of China to the African Union, met with Dr. Stephen Karingi, Director of the Macroeconomics, Finance and Governance Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

Minister Zhang provided an in-depth briefing on the spirit of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC), and the content of “Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernization in Africa”. The two sides exchanged views on the attendance of Chinese and African leaders at the G20 Johannesburg Summit, the implementation of zero tariffs treatment by China on 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, and China-Africa industrial and infrastructure cooperation, etc. Both sides highly praised that the G20 Johannesburg Summit left a distinct “African imprint” and demonstrated the strength of the Global South. They believed that China and Africa should work together to further enhance the representation and voice of the Global South and build consensus on upholding multilateralism, building an open global economy, and promoting development cooperation.