China welcomes African leaders ahead of forum

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 03, 2024 12:26 am

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

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