Consul-General of People’s Republic of China, Ms Yan Yuqing, has said China has a lot to offer Africa and Nigeria in areas of educational exchanges, health care development, capacity building and social economic development.
According to her, Chinese modernisation is common prosperity
for all, adding that ‘we not only make the “cake” bigger but also share it
evenly’.
She spoke at the 17th
China-Africa lecture entitled: “Chinese modernisation and the development of
Africa.” It held at the Faculty of Arts,
University of Lagos(UNILAG).
Yuqing highlighted the five characteristics of Chinese
modernisation which are huge population, common prosperity, material and
cultural advancement, harmony between humanity and nature and peaceful
development.
Deputy Director-General, the Institute of WestAsian and
African Studies (IWAAS), Prof. Wang Xiaoming said the China-Africa institute,
which is a national and international intellectual hub for African studies
based in Beijing, is committed to
providing intellectual support for China’s cooperation with African countries
and building a comprehensive strategic China-Africa partnership for the future
and a stronger China-Africa community.
Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. Ilupeju Akanbi Mudasiru,
expressed optimism that the discourse would facilitate engagements and capacity
building for scholars and students.
Deputy Director, Confucius Institute at UNILAG, Research
Fellow at China-Africa Institute, Dr Adetoro Banwo noted that Chinese
modernisation has evolved through a responsive people-oriented government
driven through science and technology to impact the people.
Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Prof. Adelaja
Odukoya, who described the Chinese
socialist system as unique, said they
have passion for development and changes.