China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation (2013)

The Information Office of the State Council, or China's Cabinet, published a white paper on "China-Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation" on Thursday. Following is the full text:

Foreword

Currently, as the international situation undergoes profound and intricate changes, newly emerging and developing economies have become the major force pushing forward the world's economic development. In tune with the changes in the international environment, China and African countries are, within the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), continuing to deepen the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership, vigorously advancing economic and trade cooperation, and actively exploring a common path that reflects both China's and Africa's realities.