China, Africa to strengthen cooperation in human resources exploration

[Harold F. Schiffman]

From: People's Daily Online

China, Africa to strengthen cooperation in human resources exploration

China will strengthen cooperation with African countries in human
resources development and education, according to China's African Policy
Paper issued Thursday in Beijing. The paper, the first of its kind issued
by the Chinese Government since New China was founded in 1949, said the
Chinese Government will give full play to the role of its "African Human
Resources Development Foundation"  in training African personnel.

China will expand areas of cooperation and provide more input according to
the needs of African countries so as to achieve greater results. According
to the paper, exchange of students between China and Africa will continue,
and China will increase the number of government scholarships, continue to
send teachers to help African countries in Chinese language teaching and
carry out educational assistance project to help develop Africa's weak
disciplines.

China intends to strengthen cooperation in such fields as vocational
education and distance learning while encouraging exchanges and
cooperation between educational and academic institutions of both sides,
the paper said. China is also ready to promote its cooperation with Africa
in the fields of science and technology, culture, medicine, media, civil
service system and environmental cooperation, and to increase
people-to-people exchange between the two sides.

The paper, composed of more than 3,000 English words, is divided into six
parts, including Africa's position and role, China's relations with
Africa, China's African policy, enhancing all-round cooperation between
China and Africa, Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and its follow-up
actions, China's relations with African regional organizations. Source:
Xinhua



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