Lecturers envision new steps by BRICS

Andrew Moody, senior correspondent of China Daily’s overseas editions, delivers a speech during the event of Vision China in Johannesburg, South Africa July 17, 2018. [Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Moody shared with the audience how the China-Africa relationship appears from the perspective of a journalist.

By telling the stories that he heard during interviews with academics and experts who have focused on the China-Africa relationship — as well as senior African politicians — Moody talked about how the China-Africa relationship fits in with the building of a community of a shared future for mankind.

He said China’s engagement with Africa is part of a much larger picture and he believes that Xi’s view of globalization goes beyond just trade and economy — it underpins China-Africa relations overall as well as BRICS cooperation.

By citing the example of Chinese companies’ presence in Africa, he concluded that “the China-Africa relationship is a win-win cooperation, and China has made great contributions to the development of Africa”.