China-Africa Publishing Association to boost exchanges between Chinese, African civilizations

Wang Fang, chairman of the China-Africa Publishing Association, secretary of the CPC committee and chairman of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP), as well as president of FLTRP, remarked that the association is not only a pragmatic move to implement the FOCAC action plan and practice the Global Civilization Initiative, but also a landmark achievement in the institutionalized and regularized development of China-Africa publishing cooperation. She pointed out that digital and intelligent technology is profoundly reshaping the publishing industry. As the secretariat of the alliance, FLTRP will fully provide service support to ensure the implementation of various cooperation initiatives.

Asare Konadu Yamoah, vice-president of the African Publishers Association and president of Ghana's Adex Education Publishing Limited, noted that China and Africa boast profound civilizational heritage and highly complementary publishing industries. Adhering to the core principles of equal mutual learning, benefit and win-win results, bilateral cooperation helps African local culture better go global and integrate into the global knowledge system, creates broad development space for publishing industries on both sides, and enriches the cultural connotation of traditional China-Africa friendship.