During the just-concluded BBS Beijing summit on china-africa cooperation in 2018, China and Africa reached a series of outcomes. How to implement the cooperation in investment and economy and trade?On this issue, gao said that in the area of trade and investment, China and Africa will jointly build "One Belt And One Road", the African union agenda 2063, the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the development strategies of African countries will be closely integrated, and the following aspects will be carried out on the implementation of the "eight major initiatives" :
First, we will create new mechanisms for economic and trade cooperation with Africa.China will set up the china-africa economic and trade fair to carry out thematic seminars, exhibition of achievements, cooperation between enterprises and experience sharing and other related activities, so as to create a new window for economic and trade cooperation between China and Africa in particular.
Second, we will strengthen economic and trade cooperation zones.China will continue to play a good economic and trade cooperation zone of industrial agglomeration effect, to build and upgrade economic and trade cooperation zones in Africa to provide hardware and software of the support, for the Chinese enterprises in the establishment of a certain scale, economic and social benefits of good economic and trade cooperation zone, in such aspects as construction, development and investment to provide guidance, support and services.
Third, encourage enterprises to expand investment in Africa.China will continue to make good use of the inter-governmental economic and trade cooperation mechanisms such as the joint committee on economic and trade cooperation, the high-level steering committee and the joint working group, strengthen the synergy between China and Africa's development strategies, and provide more support and help for Chinese enterprises to invest in Africa.
Fourth, promote the development of china-africa trade.China will make full use of the platform of the China international import expo to promote Africa's export to China.China supports business associations and enterprises of China to hold an exhibition of China's own-brand commodities in Africa every year, bringing well-known Chinese brands and quality products to Africa, and supports African countries to hold various trade promotion activities in China.We will discuss with relevant African countries the establishment of a china-africa cooperation mechanism for e-commerce, and strengthen cooperation in policy coordination, planning coordination, experience sharing, joint research and personnel training.
Fifth, carry out free trade cooperation.At present, China has concluded negotiations on the fta with Mauritius and will continue to discuss with other interested countries or regional organizations in Africa on the appropriate level of ambition, so as to create a better institutional environment for china-africa economic and trade cooperation.