Forum attendees hail Xi's speech

"I think the feedback of President Xi's speech from our President Mokgweetsi Masisi is very positive. He shares the same vision as President Xi," said Motsamai Mmoniemang, a journalist from Botswana News Agency. "Xi's speech is very inspiring to African countries. The vision Xi wants to share with Africa can help many African countries," she said, adding what impressed her most is Xi's vision of developing Africa and giving every country an opportunity.

--- Motsamai Mmoniemang, a journalist from Botswana News Agency

"President Xi made a very remarkable, very influential speech. He made some discourses that are very vital to Sino-African cooperation. No country can move on alone. We need China and China needs Africa," said Jator Njechu Christopher, a journalist from Cameroon Tribune, adding the cultural and people-people exchange Xi has committed also impressed him.

--- Jator Njechu Christopher, a journalist from Cameroon Tribune

Deng Yanting, a researcher of African studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said President Xi's speech highlights the rich connotation of the community of a shared future between China and Africa, which meshes well with the Belt and Road Initiative, African Union Agenda 2063 and United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The speech is a manifestation of the Chinese Dream and the African Dream, he said.

--- Deng Yanting, a researcher of African studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences