BEIJING — China rolled out the red carpet for leaders from Africa on Monday, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development.
Beijing has said this week's China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the coronavirus pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and delegations expected to attend.
TRIBUTE PAID South African President Cyril Ramaphosa lays a wreath at the Monument to the People’s Heroes on Tiananmen Square in China’s capital Beijing on Sept. 2, 2024. XINHUA PHOTO