Recently, the China-Namibia Think Tank Media Dialogue, co-sponsored by the China Public Diplomacy Association and the Chinese Embassy in Namibia, was held in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. With the theme of "China-Africa 'Belt and Road' Cooperation and The Development of Southern Africa", government officials, think tanks and media representatives from China and Namibia attended the event. The participants positively commented on the fruitful results achieved by China-Namibia cooperation and believed that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" will expand the dimensions of China-Namibia cooperation and China-Africa cooperation.
"The Belt and Road Initiative is a global initiative that will change the course of world development." The Belt and Road Initiative will not only raise the level of infrastructure construction, but also bring the hearts and minds of the African-Chinese people closer together. Phyllis Johnson, founder of the Southern African Research and Documentation Center in Zimbabwe, said that Africa and China should further strengthen think tank cooperation and deepen research on Africa-China cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative.
Obert Kanchoze, Minister of Economic Planning of Namibia and Director of the National Planning Commission, participated in the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Namibia thanked China for its support for Namibia's economic development. Under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, projects such as transportation, agriculture and fisheries, and mining have landed in Namibia, and Namibia and China are equal and mutually beneficial partners.
Liu Biwei, vice president of the China Public Diplomacy Association, said that China cherishes the traditional friendship between China and Africa, and China is always willing to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with southern African countries. Namibia is an important partner and reliable friend of China in Africa. It is hoped that The people of The Two Countries will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields and enhance mutual understanding, trust and friendship between the people of the two countries.
Benjamin Jacobs, acting chief executive of Namibian New Era Newspapers, said the media played a very important role in connecting people and people, and that coverage of Africa-China cooperation and the "Belt and Road" story should be strengthened, so that young people in Africa can deepen their understanding of the Belt and Road Initiative and China.
Zhang Yiming, Chinese Ambassador to Namibia, said that this dialogue will provide suggestions and suggestions for China-Africa cooperation, which will help deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and southern African countries under the framework of the "Belt and Road" and further enhance the understanding of the "Belt and Road" initiative in all namibian society.
(Wende Hok Electric)