Major Commitments of the Chinese side
Source: 2004-09-15
In the FOCAC Addis Ababa Action Plan (2004-2006), the Chinese Government makes the following commitments:
- China will continue to increase assistance to African countries under the FOCAC framework;
- China will strengthen cooperation with Africa in human resources development and train up to 10,000 African personnel in different fields in three years;
- China will open market and grant tariff-free market access to some commodities from the least developed countries in Africa;
- China will expand tourism cooperation with Africa and give 8 African countries, namely, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mauritius, Seychelles,
- Zimbabwe and Tunisia, the approved destination status for outbound Chinese tourists who cover their own travel expenses;
- China will sponsor "Meet in Beijing"- an international art festival focusing on African arts and the "Voyage of Chinese Culture to Africa";
- China will increase people-to-people exchanges with Africa and propose a "China-Africa Youth Festival" to be held in China in 2004.
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