February 22 this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Congo. Sixty years of wind and rain, sixty years of spring and autumn. Under the careful cultivation and hard watering of both sides, the tree of friendship between China and the Congo has grown strongly, with deep roots and lush leaves, and has borne fruit.
China and Congo are true friends and good partners, and the friendship between the two countries has endured for a long time. In 1971, as one of the 23 co-sponsors of the "Two Arab Proposals", the Republic of the Congo always stood firmly on China's side in relevant procedural matters and in the final vote, and voted in favor of the adoption of Resolution 2758 at the 26th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the restoration of New China's lawful seat in the United Nations. Similar ideas, mutual trust and mutual support are the magic weapons for the stable and long-term development of bilateral relations. The Republic of the Congo gives China firm support on issues concerning China's core interests and major concerns, and China supports the Republic of the Congo in upholding national independence, opposing foreign interference, adhering to a development path suited to its own national conditions, and supporting the Republic of the Congo in playing a greater role in international and regional affairs.
China and Congo are of one heart and one mind, and know each other on a blind date. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have maintained close high-level exchanges and people-to-people exchanges. In March 2013, President ** paid a state visit to the Republic of the Congo, opening a new chapter in the friendly exchanges between the two countries. Sasou, the Republic of Congo**, has visited China many times, and is an old friend and good friend of the Chinese people, witnessing the long-standing and profound friendship between the two countries. The Republic of Congo has nearly 10,000 young people learning Chinese, tens of thousands of trainees who have gone to China for training, and thousands of students who have studied in China.
China and the Congo work together in harmony and help each other. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, China has provided assistance to the Congolese side in building a complete set of projects such as stadiums, parliament buildings, hospitals, hydropower stations and university libraries. Since 1967, China has sent nearly 1,000 medical personnel to the Republic of the Congo and treated nearly 5 million local patients, winning high praise from the Republic of the Congo and its people. The three China-Congo Friendship Primary Schools in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, and the China-Congo Friendship Primary School in Yushu, Qinghai, China, thousands of miles away, bear witness to the friendship between the two countries across time and space, and write a moving story of solidarity and mutual assistance.
China and the Congo work together for win-win cooperation. China and Congo have cooperated to build many landmark projects, such as the National Highway 1, which splits mountains and forests and realizes the dream of generations, the cable-stayed bridge along the river in Brazzaville, which has set a record in the construction industry, the Brazzaville Business Center and Mpila Business Center, which contribute to the modernization of the Republic of Congo, the China Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center that promotes agricultural development and maintains food security, and the ...... of the China-Congo African Bank, which allows ordinary people to enjoy inclusive financeThe tangible results of cooperation have injected important impetus into the development and revitalization of the Republic of the Congo. The two sides will strengthen practical cooperation within the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Global Development Initiative, explore and cultivate growth points of cooperation such as digital economy and green development, and push bilateral cooperation to a new level.
China is promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in an all-round way with Chinese-style modernization, which will bring new opportunities for the development of China-Congo relations and cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Standing at a new starting point, China will continue to maintain close exchanges with the Republic of the Congo, enhance political mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, enhance people-to-people and cultural exchanges, promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries to achieve more results, and create a better tomorrow for China-Congo and China-Africa relations.
The author is the Chinese ambassador to the Republic of Congo).