BEIJING: China and African countries will continue to share experiences in state governance while exploring development paths suited to their national circumstances to achieve modernization and prosperity, participants said during a high-level meeting at the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing.
Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, said China and African countries should support each other in exploring development paths suited to their unique situations.
Pursuing an independent path of development is the right choice for developing countries seeking modernization, Zhao said during the meeting.
“We should emphasize self-reliant development, learning from the beneficial experiences of other countries’ modernization efforts while focusing on exploring paths that align with our own conditions,” he said.
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, said effective state governance has been a key contributor to China’s global economic achievements.
“China has a strong desire for shared development with other nations based on mutual respect and common interest,” Kagame said at the meeting.
China’s experiences in poverty alleviation and technology adoption have provided lessons for accelerating modernization efforts in Rwanda, he said. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
