China, Africa vital for Global South's modernization

Editor's note: With China and Africa elevating their relationship to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era, the two sides are working more closely to realize modernization. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit, which concluded in Beijing on Friday, saw Chinese and African leaders discuss post-pandemic cooperation and ways to advance modernization.

Eradicating poverty and realizing modernization are the common goals of all Global South countries, including China and African countries. Unlike Western countries that accumulated huge amounts of capital and achieved modernization through wars and colonial exploitation, Chinese modernization is characterized by its massive scale, coordination of materials, pursuit of peaceful development and common prosperity, and establishment of a harmonious relationship between humans and nature.