A current roadmap for China-Africa cooperation in the new era is one eagerly awaited outcome of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which will begin on Sept 3. Themed "China and Africa: Toward an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation," the summit will be a significant diplomatic event hosted by China this year and attended by the largest number of foreign leaders to date.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.
A press briefing of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is held at the FOCAC media center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.