On the 29th, Vice President Han Zheng attended and delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the Third China Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Changsha, Hunan. President Chakweira of List of heads of state of Malawi, President Mwini of Zanzibar of Tanzania, Secretary General Mene of the African Free Trade Area, and more than 1000 representatives from all walks of life from 68 countries and regions attended. In March 2013, during his visit to Africa, President Xi Jinping first proposed the concept of genuine, friendly, and sincere policies towards Africa, as well as the correct concept of righteousness and interests. In the past decade, no matter how the international situation changes, China and Africa have always been sincere, friendly, united, and cooperative. High level exchanges have become closer, the scale of cooperation has continued to expand, and the scope of cooperation has continued to expand. They have formed a community of shared destiny and a community of mutual benefit through cooperation, achieving fruitful results and benefiting the vast people of China and Africa. Han Zheng pointed out that in today's world, multiple challenges and crises are intertwined and overlapping, and the development gap is constantly widening. China is willing to use Chinese path to modernization and China's high-quality development to provide Africa with new opportunities and promote China Africa practical cooperation to go deeper and more practical. China firmly supports Africa's independent development path, will further promote China Africa cooperation in jointly building the "the Belt and Road", continue to deepen strategic docking with African countries, strengthen industrial chain supply chain cooperation, focus on improving connectivity, jointly focus on sustainable development, firmly promote open development, and promote the building of a closer China Africa community of destiny. Han Zheng stated that China Africa cooperation is constantly developing towards all-round, multi-level, and high-quality development, playing an important leading role in South South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa, setting a model for building a new type of international relations. The theme of this expo is "seeking common development and sharing the future", which will create a good platform for communication and cooperation between China and Africa. Welcome all sectors of China and Africa to actively participate in the Expo activities, jointly write a new chapter in high-quality development of China Africa economic and trade cooperation, and share the prosperity, development, and future of the new era. Before the opening ceremony, Han Zheng inspected the exhibition halls of the Expo, listened to the situation report, and communicated and interacted with the leaders of the participating institutions. (New News Agency)