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Africa-Press – Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>China said on Wednesday that Beijing strongly supports Africa in pursuing \u201ca unique and independent development path.\u201d \u201cChina and Africa need to strengthen solidarity and cooperation more than ever,\u201d President Xi Jinping told his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo Ondimba who is on a state visit to China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two sides need to carry forward the spirit of China-Africa friendship and cooperation,\u201d said Xi, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.<\/p>\n

\u201cChina firmly supports Africa in pursuing a unique and independent development path,\u201d Xi added.<\/p>\n

His comments on Beijing\u2019s relations comes as bilateral trade between China and Africa surged last year to a record $282 billion, which is an 11% rise year-on-year.<\/p>\n

Chinese exports to Africa were recorded at around $164.49 billion, which posted an increase of 11.2% last year while imports from the African continent rose to $117.51 billion last year.<\/p>\n

China and Gabon \u2013 a nation of 2.34 million people situated along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa \u2013 have agreed to elevate their comprehensive cooperative partnership to a \u201ccomprehensive strategic cooperative partnership\u201d as the two nations mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations next year.<\/p>\n

Xi told Ondimba: \u201cChina firmly supports Africa in advancing food security, industrialization and green development and in becoming an important pole in the world politically, economically and culturally.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChina\u2019s development will be a source of new opportunities for Africa. China will work with Africa to make our practical cooperation a model of South-South cooperation and Africa\u2019s cooperation with the world,\u201d said the Chinese president.<\/p>\n

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