Across Africa, the signs of new infrastructure projects are hard to miss. Highways stretch across previously isolated regions, ports are being modernised, and new railway systems connect cities and countries.
China is advocating for a place for Africans in the UN Security Council. Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has said Africa should have a greater voice in the UN Security.
The China Development Bank has provided more than US$50 billion in investment and financing to about 500 projects in 43 African countries, said Liu Yong, spokesman for CDB, Xinhua news.
