China-Africa trade grows rapidly
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China-Africa economic cooperation has expanded rapidly in scale and extent in nearly a decade, injecting impetus to the continent鈥檚 development and bringing tangible benefits for people from both sides.
With both China and Africa entering new stages of development, the complementary advantages of the two sides have become more prominent, with brilliant prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation, said Wu Peng, head of the department of African affairs of China鈥檚 Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The digital economy is one of the new highlights of China-Africa economic cooperation.
鈥淐hina has been helping African countries eliminate the digital divide and seize the opportunities of the information revolution,鈥 said Wu.
Chinese companies have forged cooperation with major African operators in achieving full basic coverage of telecommunications services across the continent.
And they have built more than half of Africa鈥檚 wireless sites and high-speed mobile broadband networks.
More than 200,000 kilometers of optical fiber has been laid, giving broadband Internet access to 6 million households in Africa, and serving more than 900 million local people, according to a white paper titled 鈥淐hina and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals鈥 released on last Friday.
Chinese companies also actively participate in building platforms of public services in Africa such as electronic payment and smart logistics.
Thanks to the development of the digital economy, more and more African specialty products such as coffee and pepper have entered the Chinese market.
鈥淎frica is a continent of hope. It has the potential to realize leapfrog development in new economic fields,鈥 Wu said.
Over the past decade, China has taken concrete initiatives to strengthen its trade and investment ties with Africa with strong momentum.
China has been Africa鈥檚 largest trading partner for the 12 years since 2009. The proportion of Africa鈥檚 trade with China in the continent鈥檚 total external trade has continued to rise, with the figure exceeding 21 percent in 2020, according to the white paper.
From January to September, bilateral trade grew 38.2 percent year on year to reach over US$185.2 billion, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce.
The structure of China-Africa trade is also improving. There has been a marked increase in technology in China鈥檚 exports to Africa, with the export of mechanical and electrical products and high-tech products now accounting for more than 50 percent of the total, according to the white paper.
China has increased its imports of non-resource products from Africa, and offered zero-tariff treatment to 97 percent of taxable items exported to China by the 33 least-developed countries in Africa, with the goal of helping more agricultural and manufactured goods from Africa gain access to the Chinese market.
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