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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — The Conference on China-Africa Partnership of the High-Level Forum of Media and Think Tanks of the Global South opened here on Thursday, focusing on exploring ways to strengthen cooperation, enhance the collective voice of countries in the Global South, and promote shared global governance.
The two-day event, co-organized by Xinhua News Agency, the African Union (AU) and South Africa's Independent Media Group, among other partners, brought together over 200 representatives from over 160 media outlets, think tanks, government agencies and other institutions from China and 41 African countries, as well as the AU.
The conference's theme was "Reforming Global Governance: New Roles and New Missions for China-Africa Cooperation." It focused on how collaboration between media and think tanks can contribute to the development of fairer and more inclusive global governance.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Xinhua Editor-in-Chief Lü Yansong noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has always placed great importance on China-Africa cooperation. At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation last September, Xi proposed elevating China-Africa relations to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Noting that media and think tanks have an important mission to disseminate accurate information and record the events of our times, Lü Yansong said, “We must contribute to building the Global South into a stabilizing force for peace, a pillar of open development, a constructive force in global governance, and a driving force for mutual learning among civilizations.”
The Xinhua editor-in-chief proposed the implementation of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative.
He added that media and think tanks from China and Africa should provide high-quality news coverage and research, comprehensively present the solutions of the Global South countries to promote the reform of the global governance system, and demonstrate the strength of the Global South reflected in the solidarity and cooperation of developing countries.
The forum also presented a report entitled “Collaborating to Build a New Type of Global Leadership: Collective Actions to Transition to a Fairer and Smarter System of Global Governance” and launched the 2026 Action Plan for Empowering China-Africa Partnership “One Heart, One Path, One Action” under the Global South Media and Think Tank Communications Partnership and Cooperation Network. –0–
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