People's Daily and Voice: China firmly supports Africa in enhancing its international status and discourse power
The accession of the African Union to the G20 is a shining moment for the global South. China's leading support for the African Union's accession to the G20 is a vivid practice of promoting the construction of a high-level community with a shared future for China and Africa, demonstrating the great responsibility of promoting the improvement of global governance
G20 members reached an agreement at a recent summit to invite the African Union to become a full member. China is the first country to explicitly support the African Union's accession to the G20.China firmly supports Africa in enhancing its international status and voice, fully demonstrating the spirit of friendly cooperation between China and Africa, and will continuously strengthen its progressive force in maintaining world peace and stability.
The accession of the African Union to the G20 will help promote global governance towards a more just and reasonable direction. Currently, the global governance system is facing profound adjustments, and the representation and voice of developing countries urgently need to be enhanced. Africa is the continent with the highest concentration of developing countries, with 54 member states of the United Nations. As one of the largest regional intergovernmental organizations in the world, the African Union is a clear banner and the most important platform leading peace and development in Africa. In maintaining regional peace and security, the African Union actively prevents and mediates hot issues in Africa, and is a staunch guardian of African peace. In international affairs, the African Union actively coordinates its members and speaks with one voice on the international stage, receiving attention from all parties and demonstrating African strength. The accession of the African Union to the G20 will help Africa make a loud voice on the world stage, strive for more benefits for developing countries, and enhance the power of the "global South" to pursue strategic autonomy.
The accession of the African Union to the G20 will help boost global development. In 2002, the African Union was established on the basis of its predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, with the aim of achieving development and revitalization of the African continent through joint self-improvement and integrated construction. In recent years, the African Union's Agenda 2063 has been steadily advancing, the African Continental Free Trade Area has been officially implemented, and cooperation among sub regional organizations has been continuously strengthened. Africa's economic vitality and market potential are further unleashed. Supporting Africa's development is a broad consensus and shared responsibility of the international community. The G20 welcomes the African Union to become a permanent member of the G20 and will continue to support Africa through initiatives such as the G20 Support for Industrialization in Africa and the Least Developed Countries, which is conducive to promoting more resilient global development.
China's leading support for the African Union's accession to the G20 is a vivid practice in promoting the construction of a high-level community with a shared future between China and Africa. China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future. Closely coordinating on major international and regional issues and jointly defending international fairness and justice is an inevitable choice for China to develop unity and cooperation with African countries. China firmly supports African countries and the African Union to play a greater role in international and regional affairs, supports special arrangements to prioritize addressing Africa's demands in the reform of the United Nations Security Council, and calls on multilateral financial institutions to enhance the voice of African countries. China always thinks of Africa's needs, is urgent about Africa's needs, and supports Africa in implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The accession of the African Union to the G20 will help both China and Africa jointly practice true multilateralism and work together to promote modernization.
China takes the lead in supporting the African Union's accession to the G20, demonstrating its great responsibility in promoting the improvement of global governance. Faced with the challenges of the times, China has always adhered to the global governance concept of consultation, construction, and sharing, and actively participates in global governance. China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, and a maintainer of the international order. It supports expanding the representation and voice of developing countries in international affairs, strengthening the shortcomings of the South in the global governance system, gathering the power of South South cooperation, and promoting a more balanced reflection of the will and interests of most countries, especially developing countries, in the global governance system. The accession of the African Union to the G20 will further enhance the Southern power in global governance, promote equal rights, opportunities, and rules for all countries.
For the past 10 years, China has always treated its African friends with sincerity and provided sincere support for Africa's development. China Africa cooperation has become a model of South South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa. The relationship between China and Africa did not develop in a single day, nor was it bestowed upon us by anyone. Instead, it was built step by step through shared hardships and hardships. The key to international cooperation with Africa lies in adhering to the correct concept of cooperation and viewing Africa as a major stage of international cooperation, rather than a arena for major powers to compete. China is willing to work with international partners to support peace and development in Africa.
At the G20 summit, when representatives from the African Union attended the round table, warm applause erupted, marking a shining moment for the global South. Standing at a new historical starting point, China will further closely cooperate with Africa, work together to build a new era of China Africa community with a shared future, and contribute more positive energy to the cause of world peace and development.
