Beijing: China’s cooperation with African nations, particularly in industrialisation, capacity building, and technology transfer, is playing a crucial role in addressing the continent’s development challenges. The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, said this in an interview with the Chinese news agency, Xinhua, during the China two sessions event that began in Beijing on Monday.
According to News Agency of Nigeria, Ali highlighted that China’s ‘two sessions’ had become a crucial window through which the world observes the country’s governance model and gains insights into its modernisation. The two sessions is an annual political gathering with thousands of political and community delegates from across mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau converging on Beijing to ratify legislation, personnel changes, and the budget over about two weeks of highly choreographed meetings.
The event is called the ‘two sessions’ because both the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) hold their annual meetings separately but at the same time. These meetings include ‘work report’ speeches by the premier and occasionally by the party leader. Official economic targets are set, military budgets announced, and changes in the ranks of party leadership bodies are confirmed.
Ali noted that the ‘two sessions’ showcase the transparency and efficiency of China’s governance, as well as its responsible administrative system. He emphasized that China’s governance experience is valuable in the current context of profound global changes. Having visited China multiple times, Ali expressed satisfaction with the country’s rapid development and transformation, particularly in renewable energy, infrastructure, and agriculture.
He described China’s engagement with other developing countries as focused on delivering tangible benefits through infrastructure development, vocational training, and technology-driven investment. Ali emphasized that China’s cooperation with African nations is crucial in addressing the continent’s development challenges, particularly through industrial investments and infrastructure projects that are transforming economies across Africa.
Ali added that without roads, bridges, railways, and power projects, industrialisation would be impossible. Noting that NAN was keenly watching and reporting on this year’s ‘two sessions,’ he expected the event to reveal more information on future China-Africa cooperation. Ali concluded that by deepening China-Africa cooperation, more African nations will learn from China’s experience and jointly advance global governance and economic prosperity.