中国外长这次访非，旨在推动落实中非合作论坛北京峰会成果，深化各领域务实合作，推动中非关系持续深入发展

编者按：1月5日，察哈尔学会高级研究员成锡忠参加埃及电视台访谈，所谈内容如下：

We know that the visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to Africa comes within the framework of the Chinese tradition and for 35 years, China has been opening the year with a visit to Africa, but why these four countries specifically?

我记得，去年初中国外长访问埃及等非洲四国，今年1月5-11日中国外长访问尼日利亚等非洲四国。非洲大陆有 54个主权独立国家。这次中国外长访问的四个国家，刚果（布）、乍得地处中非，尼日利亚地处西非，纳米比亚位于非洲南部，涵盖非洲大陆五个地理方位的其中三个，表明中国对非外交的整体性和全面性。中国外长这次访问，旨在推动落实中非合作论坛北京峰会成果，深化各领域务实合作，推动中非关系持续深入发展。

I remember that early last year, the Chinese Foreign Minister visited Egypt and three other African countries. From January 5th to 11th this year, the Chinese Foreign Minister will visit Nigeria and three other African countries. There are 54 sovereign and independent countries on the African continent. Among the four countries visited by the Chinese Foreign Minister during this trip, Republic of the Congo and Chad are located in Central Africa, Nigeria is located in West Africa and Namibia is located in Southern Africa. These four countries cover three of the five geographical regions on the African continent. This shows the holistic and comprehensive nature of China's diplomacy towards Africa. The primary objective of the Chinese Foreign Minister's visit is to facilitate the implementation of the outcomes achieved at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, deepen practical cooperation across various sectors and foster the sustained and profound development of China-Africa relations.

China's approach to the African continent focuses entirely on economic and trade cooperation. Will it be transformed in the coming years into security and military cooperation?

在去年9月举办的中非合作论坛北京峰会上，中非关系整体定位提升至新时代全天候中非命运共同体，中国领导人提出中非要携手推进“六个现代化”，推进实施“十大伙伴行动”。现在，人类社会面临前所未有的风险挑战，中非合作搞得好，世界就有更多的稳定性。中方始终尊重非洲，支持以非洲方式解决非洲问题，支持非盟等地区组织在应对安全挑战中发挥主导作用，努力帮助非洲从根本上解决安全问题。

At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in September last year, the overall positioning of China-Africa relations was elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era. The Chinese leader proposed that China and Africa should jointly promote the 'six modernizations' and carry out the 'ten major partnership initiatives'. Nowadays, human society is confronted with unprecedented risks and challenges. If China-Africa cooperation is going well, the world will enjoy more stability. China always respects Africa, supports resolving African issues through African means and backs regional organizations such as the African Union to play a leading role in addressing security challenges, striving to help Africa fundamentally solve its security issues.

What does China want from the African continent? And is what China wants from Africa equal to what China offers to Africa?

我们与非洲之间的合作，完全是真诚平等、互利共赢，没有任何地缘政治目的。更为重要的是，我们对非洲的援助，并不仅仅考虑眼前利益，而是帮助非洲人民增强独立自主和自力更生的能力。

Our cooperation with Africa is entirely sincere, equal, mutually beneficial and win-win, without any geopolitical objectives. More importantly, our assistance to Africa is not only based on immediate benefits. Our goal is helping African people enhance their ability to be really independent and self-reliant.

With the arrival of Trump, who had somewhat ignored relations with the African continent in his first term, will his second term be an opportunity for China to compete in Africa without the United States?

我认为，支持非洲发展是国际社会的共同责任。中国始终坚持做非洲国家相互尊重、平等相待、真诚合作的伙伴。我们乐见国际社会各方加大对非洲关注，但坚决反对把非洲当作大国博弈的竞技场，把对非战略作为遏制和攻击其他国家对非合作的工具。关于这一点，我想，非洲人民有自己的判断，非洲人民有智慧、有能力选择符合自身利益的合作伙伴。

I believe that supporting African development is a shared responsibility of the international community. China has always adhered to being a partner of mutual respect, equal treatment and sincere cooperation among African countries. We are pleased to see that all parties in the international community will pay more attention to Africa, but firmly oppose using Africa as an arena for big power games and using the strategy towards Africa as a tool to contain and attack other countries' cooperation with Africa. Regarding this, I believe that African people have their own judgments, and African people have the wisdom and ability to choose partners that align with their own interests.

How do you evaluate Biden's last visit to Africa in the past period?

去年12月初，美国总统拜登访问安哥拉，履行其在“总统任期内访问非洲的承诺”。拜登的访问，虽然表面上显示美国对非洲国家的重视，但实际上其背后却都是地缘政治算计，是为了对抗中国在非洲的影响力，想要迫使非洲国家在中美之间选边站队。美国出于“抗衡中国”的需要，对非洲许下一些承诺，如果哪天发现非洲国家起不到什么作用了，美国的承诺就有可能马上变卦。

Early December last year, US President Biden visited Angola to fulfill his promise to visit Africa during his tenure. Biden's visit, although superficially demonstrating the United States' emphasis on African countries, is actually a geopolitical calculation, aimed at countering China's influence in Africa and forcing African countries to take side between China and the United States. The United States has made some commitments to Africa. If one day African countries are found to be ineffective, the United States' commitments may immediately change.

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