The forum on China-Africa cooperation explained

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China’s President Hu Jintao (L) delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 19, 2012. Photo by REUTERS/Jason Lee

The FOCAC or the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit is not a new event. Ministers from China and Africa have been meeting as a group for some fifteen years now.

Here’s a look at the history of cooperation between the two.

CCTV America’s Roee Ruttenberg reports.


Michael Clyne on the China-Africa summit in South Africa

CCTV America’s Mike Walter spoke to Michael Clyne. He is a senior analyst at Drum Cussac.