On February 15, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a message to the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, extending warm congratulations to African countries and people. Xi Jinping noted that in the face of the current international situation characterized by changes and turbulence, the Global South, represented by China and Africa, has grown significantly. Over the past year, the AU has united and led African countries in vigorously advancing integration, actively responding to regional and global challenges, and speaking in unison as the "voice of Africa", thereby continuously enhancing Africa's international status and influence. He sincerely wishes African countries and people continuous, new and greater success on the path of independence, development and revitalization. Xi Jinping stressed that the year 2024 saw vigorous development of China-Africa relations. With the successful Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, China and Africa have embarked on a new stage of jointly building an all-weather community with a shared future for the new era, and stayed at the forefront of building a community with a shared future for mankind. He expressed readiness to work with African leaders to promote the implementation of the six propositions and ten partnership actions for China and Africa to jointly advance modernization, so as to bring more tangible results to benefit over 2.8 billion Chinese and African people.
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