20061From 0 to 6 October, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held in Beijing. This is one of the largest and highest-profile international events hosted by China since the founding of New China. * * * More than 40 heads of state from African countries and more than 400 ministers from all over the world attended, with more than 3,500 participants, marking a new step in China-Africa friendship. 2007 1 1 The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was held in Beijing from June 6 to 6. This is one of the largest and highest-level international events held in China since 1949. More than 40 leaders from African countries, more than 400 ministers from all over the world, and the total number of people attending the forum exceeded 3,500, which means that China-Africa relations have entered a new stage.

It is understood that one of the issues that the delegates are most concerned about at this meeting is how to expand the investment of China enterprises in Africa. This includes providing to African countries.

US$ 3 billion in preferential loans and US$ 2 billion in preferential buyer's credit loans, and china-africa development fund will be set up to encourage and support China enterprises to invest in Africa, with a total scale of US$ 5 billion. Encourage China enterprises to set up economic and trade zones in qualified African enterprises, strengthen economic and trade cooperation and raise investment level. It is reported that one of the most concentrated topics of all delegations is how China can expand its investment in Africa, including providing 3 billion US dollars of preferential debt and 2 billion US dollars of buyer's preferential credit debt, so as to encourage and support China enterprises to establish a China-Africa fund with a scale of 5 billion US dollars. In addition, the purpose of encouraging China enterprises to build economic and trade zones in areas where conditions permit is to strengthen our cooperation and raise the level of investment.