Xi: China to provide 1b more vaccine doses to Africa

President Xi Jinping on Monday evening attended and delivered a keynote speech (Full text) to the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation via video link in Beijing. Here are some highlights.

On friendship

- China will never forget African countries' profound friendship (Read more)

- China, Africa set 'shining example' for new type of intl relations (Read more)

- The spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation reflects the two sides' experience of sharing weal and woe and provides a source of strength for furthering China-Africa ties (Read more)

On future plans

- China will work closely with African countries to implement nine programs (Read more)

- China will provide 1 billion more COVID vaccine doses to Africa (Read more)

- China will send 500 experts, fund 10 projects on African poverty reduction, agriculture (Read more)

- China will further increase the scope of products enjoying zero-tariff treatment for the least developed countries having diplomatic relations with China, in a bid to reach $300 billion in total imports from Africa in the next three years

- China will provide $10 billion of trade finance to support African export

- China will encourage its businesses to invest no less than $10 billion in Africa in the next three years

- China will provide credit facilities of $10 billion to African financial institutions, support the development of African SMEs on a priority basis, and establish a China-Africa cross-border RMB center

- China will exempt African least developed countries from debt incurred in the form of interest-free Chinese government loans due by the end of 2021

- China is ready to channel to African countries $10 billion from its share of the IMF's new allocation of Special Drawing Rights

- China will encourage Chinese companies in Africa to create at least 800,000 local jobs

On building China-Africa community (Read more)

- Fighting COVID-19 with solidarity

- Deepening practical cooperation

- Promoting green development

- Upholding equity and justice