China - September 03, 2024

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Nearly 800 Chinese, African business leaders to attend entrepreneurs conference of FOCAC Summit

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The Eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs is a major event in this year's Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

So far, 382 Chinese business representatives and 408 African business executives have signed up for the event.

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Zhang Shaogang, Vice Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade:

"Chinese and African entrepreneurs will use this platform to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, explore opportunities in trade, investment and industrial cooperation, and share the dividends of China-Africa economic and trade cooperation."

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Cen Ziyuan, Reporter:

"China is Africa's largest trading partner and Africa is China's second-largest overseas contracting projects market. The conference for entrepreneurs is an opportunity for the Chinese and African business communities to connect, and seal more deals."

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The theme for this year's summit is "Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future".

Officials say companies are represented in traditional industries such as infrastructure, finance and trade, as well as emerging industries such as electronic technology, communication satellites, and biomedicine, signifying China's and Africa's ambition to traverse the path towards modernization.

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