摘要
The FOCAC needs more strategic planning to make itself a more mature and efficient platform and to accelerate the development of a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership.It also needs to do more to promote South-North cooperation and SouthSouth cooperation.
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation （FOCAC） is an important platform for dialogue and cooperation between China and Africa, andhas played an important role in leading and promoting Sino-African relations. China and Africa have witnessed a rapid development of the FOCAC over the past 12 years. This Sino-African forum is now entering into a new period of development,~ and will face new challenges and opportunities. The FOCAC needs more strategic planning to make itself a more mature and efficient platform and to accelerate the development of a new type of China-Africa strategic partnership. The upcoming 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation will therefore be an important event.
