Atpresent,thesituationinAfricaisexperiencingprofoundandcomplexchanges.Despitemanydifficultiesandchallenges,Africaismovingtowardspeace,stabilityanddevelopment.StrengtheningtheChina-AfricafriendlyandcooperativerelationshipisanimportantcornerstoneofChina’sforeignpolicy,aswellasChina’slong-standingandfirmstrategicchoice.