Join Hands Together - A Photographic Chronicle of Friendship Between China and Africa

Author: Wang Yunze
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Publishing Date: 2006-12-01
Features: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New China and African countries, in early 2006, the China-Africa Friendship Association and the China-Africa Friendship Association invited a group of senior diplomats who had long worked in Africa and current responsible comrades actively engaged in China-Africa work to write a book reviewing the 50-year history of friendly cooperation between China and Africa, titled "United as Gold – The Glorious Journey of China-Africa Friendship," which has been published by the World Knowledge Publishing House. At the same time, to welcome the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and the Third Ministerial Conference to be held in November, the China-Africa Friendship Association, in conjunction with Beijing Wahli Technology Co., Ltd., one of the council members of the China-Africa Friendship Association, organized a series of articles written by representatives of the China-Africa Friendship Association council members and ambassadors from four countries in China—Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, and South Africa. These articles sincerely recorded the exchanges and cooperation between China and Africa over the past 50 years in fields such as politics, economy, culture, education, health, peacekeeping, youth, women, and people-to-people exchanges. These articles were published in the "China-Africa Friendship" column of the People's Daily from August 1, 2006, to October 28, 2006, and received widespread praise from all sectors of society. To express our gratitude for the care and support of all sectors of society for the work of the China-Africa Friendship Association and the China-Africa Friendship Association, we have re-edited and compiled these articles into a book titled "Walking Hand in Hand – A Photographic Record of China-Africa Friendship," which serves as a sister volume to "United as Gold – The Glorious Journey of China-Africa Friendship."