解读李克强访非之旅 展望中非经贸合作前景

Prospects of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation

李克强总理在访问非洲的演讲中提出：“非洲是世界政治舞台上的重要一极，是全球经济增长新的一极，是人类文明的多彩一极”，非洲是世界政治舞台的一极和世界文明的一极早已为世所公认，是全球经济增长新的一极则是大国首脑在正式场合较少提及的，这一提法表明中国对非洲经济发展前景的看好，在未来双方经贸合作上也将更强调对等合作，而不是援助主导或一方强势一方弱势的不均等合作。

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang started a four-country visit to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya, on May 4 to 11.The visit, to further deepen China-Africa relationship and to further expand China-Africa trade and economic cooperation, is of great signifi cance, having also had larger repercussions in the world. Li visited the four countries,meeting the presidents respectively and focusing on ways to strengthen cooperation in trade, investment,infrastructure development, energy, finance, agriculture,aviation, space technology, information and communication.Bilateral trade between China and African countries reached $210 billion in 2013. Li's tour consolidates growing and deepening relations with Africa. This visit to Africa by Premier Li emphasizes to the rest of the world that actually Africa is a continent of the future. There are opportunities for partnerships and for business. During his Africa tour, Li proposed that China and Africa join hands to bring forth an upgraded version of their all-round collaboration and open a new chapter in the bilateral cooperation. Other parts of the world would also look at the China-Africa relationship as a reminder of what Africa has to offer.