This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows wind turbines of the China-invested De Aar wind power project in De Aar, South Africa.  (PHOTO: XINHUA)

By Staff Reporters

Just before the 11th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting, You Wenze, the Chinese Consul General in Cape Town, South Africa, published an article on Cape Times, in which he introduced the achievements China has made in science, technology and innovation (STI), summarized the fruits of sci -tech cooperation between China and Africa, and expressed China's confidence in continuing strengthening the sci -tech cooperation with African countries, including South Africa.

You said in the article that China is not only an important participant in international frontier innovation, but also an important contributor to solving global problems and challenges.

China has established sci-tech cooperation relations with more than 160 countries and regions, and signed 116 intergovernmental agreements on sci-tech cooperation.

Last year, 48 intergovernmental S&T cooperation meetings were held, 25 new and renewed S&T cooperation documents were signed, and pragmatic cooperations were carried out with many countries, including South Africa and other countries on the continent, in fields such as pandemic control, biodiversity, climate change and clean energy.

With sci-tech support, more countries and their people benefited from poverty alleviation, business start-ups, technology transfer and spatial information services.

China has taken an active part in global governance and made its own proposals and contributions to the common challenges of humankind, including the launch of a BRICS vaccine R&D center, as well as leading the Green Powered Future Mission.

Meanwhile, Chinese scientists have participated in international scientific programs and projects such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor and the Square Kilometer Array radio telescope.

China has been continuously deepening China-Africa cooperation in STI, shared sci-tech achievements and experience in innovative development with African countries, and promoted the economic and social development of African countries.

China will work with African countries to further strengthen strategic guidance, build consensus on innovation cooperation, consolidate people-to-people exchanges, expand the circle of China-Africa friends in science and technology, build cooperation platforms, upgrade scientific research cooperation, focus on common development, accelerate the implementation of innovation results, and strive to build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.