Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.
A press briefing of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is held at the FOCAC media center in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2018.
Editor's note: President Xi Jinping will chair the 2018 Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled to be held from Sept 3 to 4 in Beijing. Themed on "China and Africa: Toward an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation," the summit aims to build closer China-Africa community of shared future, further dovetail the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative with African development, set a new path for a higher level of China-Africa cooperation, and deepen people-to-people exchanges.
