On the occasion of his state visit to China, President Ali Bongo Ondimba of the Gabonese Republic recently stated in an exclusive written interview with Xinhua News Agency that Canada and China have a traditional friendly relationship, and practical cooperation in various fields is constantly deepening and strengthening. He hopes that the "accelerated" relationship between Canada and China will create more benefits for the two peoples. Bangor stated that the characteristics of the relationship between Canada and China are mutual respect, friendship and trust, and win-win cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations for nearly half a century, high-level exchanges between the two countries have been close, and Canada China relations have continued to consolidate and develop. Both sides firmly support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. In recent years, political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously deepening, and practical cooperation has yielded fruitful results. A high degree of consensus has been reached in maintaining international peace and security, resolving conflicts, and other international and regional affairs, emphasizing compliance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and jointly defending international fairness and justice. According to statistics, China has become Gabon's largest trading partner for 9 consecutive years. In 2022, the trade volume between China and Canada reached 4.55 billion US dollars, an increase of over 50% year-on-year. Bangor pointed out that the Canadian and Chinese economies are highly complementary. In recent years, Chinese enterprises have invested and established businesses in Gabon. The two countries have deepened cooperation in various fields, complementary advantages, and truly achieved mutual benefit and win-win results. Bongo said: "Canada China cooperation has become one of the driving forces of Gabon's economic development. Chinese enterprises are active in Gabon's agriculture, infrastructure, fisheries, mining and other fields. I am satisfied with the results of Canada China economic and trade cooperation." In 2018, China and Gabon signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly build the "the Belt and Road". Bongo said that since the signing of the memorandum of understanding, the two countries have worked hard to promote policy communication, facility connectivity, smooth trade, financial integration and people to people connections, providing opportunities for Gabon's diversified economic development and improving people's well-being. Gabon is willing to continue to seize all the opportunities created by the "the Belt and Road" initiative for Gabon's economic development. When it comes to Africa China relations, Bangor stated that China attaches great importance to the development of African countries and continuously expands the path of Africa China cooperation through the mechanism of the China Africa Cooperation Forum. He believes that the high-quality cooperation between Canada and China is an example of how China attaches great importance to the development of African countries. He pointed out that these initiatives are highly aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the African Union Agenda 2063, promoting the protection of international peace and security, promoting the development and cultural prosperity of all countries. I am very happy that Gabon has a great country like China that is widely respected in the international community as a partner