STORY: China, AU pledge to deepen strategic cooperation under FOCAC framework
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 6, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the seminar
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HU CHANGCHUN, Head of the Chinese mission to the AU
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHALID BOUDALI, Presiding officer of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the AU

STORYLINE:

China and the African Union (AU) have pledged to further deepen their strategic cooperation under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

The pledge was made Wednesday in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, during a seminar where Chinese and AU officials and experts discussed "jointly building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era."

Speaking at the event, Hu Changchun, head of the Chinese mission to the AU, said China and Africa need to further strengthen their cooperation, aiming at promoting the well-being of the Chinese and African people and maintaining world peace and stability.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HU CHANGCHUN, Head of the Chinese mission to the AU
"We will firmly support each other and join hands to defend international fairness and justice. China will work together with Africa to uphold the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, steadfastly support each other's efforts to safeguard sovereignty and core interest."

Khalid Boudali, presiding officer of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the AU, said China's partnership with Africa offers an opportunity to adopt governance practices that empower Africa's people and institutions.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHALID BOUDALI, Presiding officer of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the AU
"We are confident in China as a steadfast ally in our pursuit of self-sustained growth, connectivity, and prosperity."

He said the AU looks forward to China's unreserved support to fully realize the African Peace and Security Architecture and achieve its goal of "Silencing the guns" in Africa in the coming years.

During the event, Chinese and African experts presented a bunch of papers on ways of boosting China-Africa cooperation, with special emphasis on national governance, industrialization, peace and security, and agricultural modernization.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)