Great Expectations

African ambassadors talk about the focac beijing summit

the year 2018 is important for China-africa relations as the Forum on China-africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will hold its summit in Beijing in early September. Each time FOCAC holds its ministerial conference or summit, concrete measures would be deliberated between China and African countries to further boost bilateral cooperation in various fields. At the FOCAC Johannesburg Summit held in December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward 10 China-africa cooperation plans, including industrialization, agricultural modernization, infrastructure and financial services. To ensure successful implementation of the plans, Xi also announced that China would offer $60 billion of funding support. What new measures will come out of the FOCAC Beijing Summit? Chinafrica asked the ambassadors of some African countries in Beijing to find out their views and expectations.