Chinese President Xi Jinping promised 60 billion dollars in funding for Africa as China’s cooperation with African states continues to grow.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg this week has been hailed as a major success.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with leaders from across Africa and announced a massive $60 billion in assistance for the continent.

It marks another big step in China-Africa’s so called “win-win” cooperation.

CCTV’s Angelo Coppola reports.

A panel of guests joined The Heat to discuss the growing relationship between China and Africa:

• Ebrahim Rasool is a former South African ambassador to the United States and is now a distinguished scholar-in-residence at Georgetown University in Washington.
• Victor Gao is the director of the China National Association of International Studies.
• Ayabonga Cawe is a development economist and the co-founder of “Rethink Africa.”