A Seminar whose topic is “Review and Outlook of seventy-year China’s African Studies” was held from May 10th to May 12th. It was hosted by Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and organized by Xiangtan University Law School and Center for African Law and Society Studies, Xiangtan University. Attending the seminar were scholars from African studies institutes, diplomatic officials, editors from major publishing houses as well as Chinese and African businessmen representatives.
Miss Zheng Laxiang delivered a speech whose topic was “Review and Outlook of the Cooperative Research among China, Europe and Africa”, highlighting the significance of the tripartite cooperation. Domestic and overseas studies of the tripartite relation mainly focus on three aspects. First, EU’s attention to Africa shifts from trade and development to security, human rights and climate change. Second, there are more cooperation between China and Africa, and there will be no additional political conditions. Third, strategic disagreements and interest conflicts exist in the cooperation among China, Europe and Africa. The previous studies fail to explore the tripartite cooperation from the perspective of mutual influence among the three parties. Finally, Miss Zheng Laxiang made an outlook on the tripartite cooperation. First, the theory guiding the tripartite cooperation should be studied based on the analysis of “North-South cooperation” and “South-South cooperation” and on the basis of “the establishment of the community of shared future for mankind” and “the establishment of a new type pf international relations”. Second, explanation and feasible suggestions should be made based on the in-depth investigation and empirical analysis so as to provide intellectual support for government decision-making. Third, a new model of global governance should be created by making use of Europe’s advantages in green development and combining the tripartite efforts.
Miss Zheng Laxiang also made an introduction of Institute for African Studies, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies and “Belt & Road” African Studies Alliance.
