Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with African diplomatic envoys in China and celebrated Africa Day together with them in Beijing on Monday. Ambassadors or charge d'affaires from more than 50 African countries to China and representatives of the African Union in China attended the meeting. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted the overall positioning of China-Africa relations has also been upgraded to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, and China's relations with Africa have entered the best period in history. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, said Wang, adding that at the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing last September, President Xi Jinping put forward six proposals and 10 partnership actions for jointly advancing modernization. China is ready to use the upcoming ministerial meeting of coordinators for the implementation of the forum outcomes as an opportunity to implement the consensus reached by the leaders of both sides, set a benchmark for high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, create a model for implementing the Global Development Initiative, and accelerate the common modernization of China and Africa, Wang said. Wang pointed out that the more turbulent the international situation is, the more China and Africa need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, jointly oppose power politics, advocate multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core, and jointly promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment. Some of the African envoys said that African countries are deeply inspired by the series of global initiatives and the 10 partnership actions proposed by President Xi, and they are full of confidence in Africa-China cooperation. African countries will firmly abide by the one-China principle, support all efforts made by China to safeguard its sovereignty and achieve national reunification, and oppose interference in China's internal affairs, they said, adding that the African countries will jointly safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and defend the common interests of countries in the Global South with China. Shotlist: Beijing, China - May 26, 2025: 1. Meeting venue; 2. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, African diplomatic envoys posing for picture; 3. Various of meeting between Wang, African diplomatic envoys in progress. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]