Choose a development path that suits your country. "If there is China's way (of developing modernization), then there must be Nigeria's way, and there is South Africa's way. If there is China's way, then there must be Kenya's way." said Charles Onunaiju, director of the Nigeria China Research Center .
What kind of development path is most suitable for Africa, and the African people have the most say. The successful practice of Chinese-style modernization has provided new path options for developing countries to modernize. President Talon of Benin said in a recent interview with the media that China’s independence and hard-working spirit in its development process inspire all developing countries.
Inspired by the Chinese modernization path, more and more African countries are striving to find a development path suitable for their own national conditions and proposing development strategies with their own characteristics.
The South African government proposed the "Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan" in 2020. South African President Ramaphosa said that the plan is a long-term national strategy that identifies five major goals: increasing infrastructure investment to create jobs, promoting reindustrialization, accelerating economic reform, combating crime and corruption, and improving national governance capabilities.
Zimbabwe has proposed the “2030 Vision”, which is to develop the national economy to the level of a middle-income country by 2030 and basically eliminate poverty. Today, the country relies on its own advantages to vigorously develop agriculture, increase investment in agricultural infrastructure, and actively promote the development of the mining industry, further taking the leadership of economic development into its own hands.
Ethiopia puts forward the theory of "developmental state", advocates the formation of a good "public-private partnership" between the state and the private sector, and pursues an industrial policy of promoting industry through agriculture.
Sharif Ghali, an expert on international relations at the University of Abuja in Nigeria, pointed out that Africa can embark on a development path that is in its own interests different from Western countries.
China-Africa cooperation is the mainstay of Africa’s development. This year marks the 10th anniversary of China’s policy of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith towards Africa. Over the past 10 years, China has always adhered to this concept and worked side by side with African friends on the road of unity and cooperation.
According to David Monyaei, director of the Africa-China Research Center at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, Africa and China have carried out extensive cooperation over the years through the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the BRICS cooperation mechanism and other frameworks. China-China practical cooperation has shown great vitality and vitality, and has effectively promoted Africa's modernization cause.
Benjamin Akufo, executive editor of Ghana's Insight Newspaper, said that China's "Belt and Road" initiative is very consistent with the African Union's "Agenda 2063" and has played an important role in helping the African Union promote this agenda. The African continent has leveraged the "One Belt and One Road" initiative to achieve development in many fields such as transportation and energy, allowing African people to enjoy development dividends. These achievements are obvious to all.
Costantinos Berhutesfa, a professor at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, said that China’s continued opening to the outside world and the continuous improvement in the scale and quality of opening up have promoted the rapid growth of Africa-China trade. China's high-level opening up "will inject more forward momentum into Africa and help Africa embark on the path of independent development."
