One belt, one road, and the International Conference on opportunities and challenges jointly constructed by China and Africa in August 29th were held online. The main venue of the seminar is located in Shanghai. Shu Yunguo, consultant of China African History Research Association and honorary director of African Studies Center of Shanghai Normal University, and he liehui, chairman of dazhilu International Holding Group Co., Ltd., delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the seminar. Representatives of the African Unio's representative office in China, rahmtalla M. Osman, Zimbabwean ambassador to China Martin Chedondo and Lesotho ambassador to China setenane delivered keynote speeches at the seminar. Li Anshan, President of China Association for African history studies, Liu Hongwu, consultant of China Association for African history, Mu Tao, Hong Yonghong and Li Zhibiao, vice presidents of China Association for African history, Hassan ragab, foreign president and sinologist of Confucius Institute of Soviet University of Egypt, olutayo C. adesina, director of history Department of Abadan University, Nigeria, and ayooeji, Professor of History Department of Lagos University, Nigeria Olukoju also attended the seminar. Zhang Zhongxiang, vice president of China Association for African history studies and director of the center for African Studies of Shanghai Normal University, presided over the opening ceremony and summarized the seminar at the closing ceremony. Shanghai Normal University
Zhang Jin, associate professor of Zhou Research Center, presided over the closing ceremony.In his speech, Shu Yunguo expressed welcome and thanks to the participants on behalf of the seminar organizers. He said that the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic this year has been spreading, wreaking havoc on the world, seriously affecting the normal social and economic life of all countries in the world, and also bringing severe challenges to international relations. China Africa relations are no exception. How to deal with the challenge actively? How to actively seize opportunities? It has become a problem that we must face and think about. It is gratifying that this kind of thinking is constantly widening and deepening. We can believe that today's seminar will certainly become a platform for mutual communication and exchange. Through exchanges, Chinese and African scholars and friends can promote understanding, increase consensus and jointly promote the further development of Sino African friendly cooperative relations.
Shu Yunguo also introduced the African research center of Shanghai Normal University. He said that the African Studies Center of Shanghai Normal University was established in 1998. In the course of more than 20 years of research on Africa, it has gradually formed its own characteristics. The research focuses on three areas: African history, African economy and Sino African relations. Two magazines are published each year, the African economic development report and the African Economic Review. Published relevant research results every year, including papers and monographs. In 2020, he published academic history of greater Zimbabwe and annals of nations Mali (Revised Edition). Translation and introduction of internationally influential research results on Africa every year. In the past two years, he has published Austin's "African Economic History", as well as van Sinar's "as the head of history" and Alago's "history of African history".
Shu Yunguo said that as the national and regional research base of the Ministry of education, the African research center of Shanghai Normal University strives to play the role of a research base as a platform. It holds two academic seminars every year, one in the first half and one in the second half, with the themes of the current situation of Africa and the history of Africa.
The seminar was sponsored by the African research center of Shanghai Normal University and supported by China Africa Joint Research exchange program and Dazhi Road International Holding Group. One belt, one road, one belt, one road, one belt, one road one belt, one road, novel coronavirus pneumonia, and "one belt and one way" relationship with China Africa.
The seminar was divided into four periods. Mr. Shu Zhan, vice president of China Association for the study of African history and former Chinese ambassador to Rwanda, Gou Haodong, former Minister Counselor of China to Zimbabwe and other countries, Shu Yunguo, consultant of China African History Research Association, and Liu Weicai, deputy director of the center for African Studies of Shanghai Normal University, presided over the discussions in various periods.
Zhang Zhongxiang summarized the seminar one after another, one belt, one road, China and Africa, which has achieved great success and has built a number of landmark projects, such as Inner Mongolia railway and the Asian Railway. One belt, one road, China and African countries have great interest and demand, because this is mutually beneficial and win-win. One belt, one road, is becoming more and more important in the new situation. Of course, building one belt, one road and another will face many challenges and need to be jointly handled by China and Africa. Overall, one belt, one road and one belt, one road ahead, will be far greater than the challenge. China and Africa will achieve greater success in building the "one belt and one road". There are three characteristics of today's Seminar: first, the content is very rich, including both macro thinking and case studies, covering a wide range of areas. Second, the participants were widely representative, including diplomats, scholars, enterprise leaders, media practitioners, etc. Third, the participants put forward a lot of good views and suggestions.
Also attending the seminar were Bi Jiankang, Secretary General of the China African History Research Association and director of the African section of the Institute of world history, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Zhu Zhenwu, leader of comparative literature and world literature, a national key discipline, and director of the foreign literature research center of Shanghai Normal University; the innovation project of China's investment strategy in Africa and the important capacity cooperation between China and Africa Yao Guimei, chief researcher of the Journal of national studies, an Chunying, executive deputy editor of West Asia and Africa, Institute of West Asia and Africa, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhang Zhenke, director of the Institute of African Studies of Nanjing University, Liu jisen, executive director of the Institute of African Studies of Guangdong University of foreign studies, Li Hongfeng, President of the Institute of African Studies, Beijing University of foreign studies, and Huang Meibo, President of the Institute of international development and cooperation, Shanghai University of international business and economics Wang Heng, Secretary of the Party committee of the Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University; Zhan Shiming, deputy director of the editorial department of "West Asia and Africa" of the Institute of West Asia and Africa, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; he Shurong, vice president of China Africa International Business School; Zhu Weidong, director of the African Law Research Center of the Institute of West Asia and Africa, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Liu Haifang, director of the center for African Studies, Peking University; and the Department of electronics Zhao Shurong, director of West Africa research center of University of technology, Zhu Ming, director of International Cooperation Office of Shanghai Institute of international studies, Chen Zhilu, deputy director of International Cooperation Department of Shanghai Normal University, Chen Xiaohong, Professor of Hunan Normal University, Hui Honglin, CEO of Shenzhen China Africa smart point network technology Co., Ltd., Nan gengxu, President of African overseas Chinese weekly, and other experts and scholars from China and Africa More than 100 people.
