BEIJING, Feb. 29 -- “In recent years, under the common concern of Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of African countries, China-Africa military relations have grown deeper,” said Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, when asked to comment on China-Africa military relations development at a regular press conference on Thursday.
“The two sides have held the China-Africa Forum on Peace and Security and special meetings under its framework and maintained close exchanges at all levels”, the spokesperson elaborated, adding that cooperation had been fruitful in various fields, including military construction, personnel training, maritime security, peacekeeping operations, health care, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
He also stressed that the Chinese military will continue to follow the principles of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith, work with the militaries of African countries to promote the implementation of the important consensus reached by the leaders, strengthen strategic communication and pragmatic cooperation, further enhance the quality and effectiveness of defense cooperation, provide reliable security guarantees for the joint building of a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future, make greater contributions to safeguarding regional and global security, and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
记者：习主席近日向第37届非洲联盟峰会致贺电，提出要精心规划中非合作新蓝图，推动共筑高水平中非命运共同体。请介绍中方对发展中非军事关系的考虑。
张晓刚：近年来，在习主席和非洲国家领导人共同关心推动下，中非军事关系不断深入发展，双方举办中非和平安全论坛及其框架下专题会议，保持各层级密切往来，在部队建设、人员培训、海上安全、维和行动、医疗卫生、人道主义救援减灾等领域的合作富有成效。
中国军队将继续秉持真实亲诚理念，与非洲国家军队携手推动落实领导人重要共识，加强战略沟通和务实合作，进一步提升防务合作质效，为共筑高水平中非命运共同体提供可靠安全保障，为维护地区和全球安全、推动构建人类命运共同体作出更大贡献。
