The Chinese government has always attached great importance to Africa. To strengthen and develop the friendly and cooperative relations with the developing countries including those in Africa constitutes an important part of China’s independent foreign policy of peace. We adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and never interfere in the internal affairs of African countries. We support African countries to choose by the own their political systems and ways of development fit for their own situation. We support African countries’ just struggles for safeguarding independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and fighting against external interference. We support African countries’ efforts to maintain and promote mutual solidarity, to resolve contradictions and disputes through peaceful talks. We hold that all the countries are equal and African countries are entitled to participate in the international affairs at an equal footing. We will continue to render economic assistance to African countries within our capacity without any political terms attached, and develop trade and economic cooperation in various forms with African countries in line with the principle of equality and mutual benefit, striving for common development. Under the current new situation, China will, in accordance with the spirits of “sincerity and friendship, equality, unity and cooperation, common development, and facing the future ”, build up together with the African nations a new type of long-term, stable and equality and mutual benefit partnership.