8th Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs held in Beijing

Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

President of China Development Bank Tan Jiong gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Comorian President Azali Assoumani gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Sao Tome and Principe's Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

China International Trade Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye gives a speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs is held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

Journalists attend the opening ceremony of the eighth Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)