The two heads of state announced the upgrade of China Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation.

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The Tanzania Zambia Railway is a symbol of friendship between China and Africa, and the two peoples hold a special friendship with each other. The Chinese side has always viewed and developed China Zambia relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, and is willing to work together with Zambia to transform the profound traditional friendship between the two countries into an inexhaustible driving force for cooperation and win-win in the new era, promoting stable and far-reaching China Zambia relations, and continuously reaching new heights.

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The success of Chinese path to modernization shows the diversity of world modernization models. China's high-quality development and modernization process will continue to bring new opportunities to countries around the world, including Zambia. China is willing to work with Zambia to expand cooperation in infrastructure construction, agriculture, mining, clean energy and other fields to jointly achieve development and revitalization, led by the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road". China encourages more high-quality Zambian products to enter the Chinese market and supports more Chinese enterprises to invest and develop in Zambia. Both sides should host the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in education and training, health and medical care, cultural tourism, and other fields, further close personnel exchanges, and enhance mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples.

We need to strengthen unity and cooperation, practice true multilateralism, firmly uphold international fairness and justice, strive to enhance the voice of developing countries, and safeguard the common interests of both countries and the vast number of developing countries. China Africa cooperation has become a leader in South South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa. The main thread and background of China Africa friendship, including sincerity, equality, mutual benefit and win-win, upholding justice, and openness and inclusiveness, have never changed. China firmly supports African countries to pursue an independent and independent development path, and firmly supports African countries to become an important pole in the world's political, economic, and cultural development. China is willing to work with African countries, including Zambia, to implement the outcomes of the China Africa Leaders' Dialogue, such as the "Support for African Industrialization Initiative", strengthen strategic coordination, deepen cooperation in various fields, support African countries in continuously improving their independent development capabilities, achieve economic recovery and sustainable development, and work together to build a community with a shared future for China and Africa in the new era.

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Xiqilema expressed that Zambia values the friendship between Zambia and China, which was personally created by the older generation of leaders from both countries. China's development has driven progress in southern countries around the world, enhancing their representation and voice in international affairs, and promoting the development of the international order towards a more just and reasonable direction. Zambia appreciates China's support for the African Union's accession to the G20, and appreciates China's positive role in resolving Zambia's debt issue. Zambia adheres to the one China principle, highly appreciates the guiding principles and principles of Chinese path to modernization, hopes to learn from China's development experience, and is willing to work with China to deepen cooperation in the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and mining, agriculture, economy and trade, science and technology, infrastructure construction, medical and health care and other fields by taking the opportunity of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to achieve complementary advantages and common development. The Forum on China Africa Cooperation is an important platform for promoting the development of African countries. Zambia thanks China for hosting the forum meeting in 2024 and is willing to work with China to push Africa China cooperation to a new level, jointly address global challenges such as energy and food security, and inject more stability into the world.

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After the talks, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", green development, digital economy, investment cooperation, inspection and quarantine.

Both sides have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Zambia.

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When Xiqilema arrived, the ceremonial soldiers lined up to pay tribute. The two heads of state stepped onto the reviewing platform, the military orchestra played the national anthems of China and Zambia, and 21 salutes were fired at Tiananmen Square.

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Wang Yi participated in the above activities.