...says Nothing is impossible
By Shadreck Gurenje in Beijing,China
Chinese social and political science experts have urged African Belt and road countries to uphold the principle of strengthening friendly collaborations in constructive human capital development and cooperation saying that will help in alleviating poverty across the continent.
Several speakers at the Seminar for Heads of key media from belt and road countries different experts emphasize the need for African countries to work together and move in one direction in establishing a moderately prosperous society that work towards bringing it's people out of poverty.
The Belt and Road Initiative was established in 2014 by The People's Republic of China to promote trade , industrial cooperation and create employment within African countries. Some of the landmark projects under Road and Belt Initiative in Africa include the Kentan railway ,Ethiopia Djiabouti railway ,The Tazara railway among others.
According to the World bank report ,Belt and Road Economics.Opportunities and risks of transport corridors in June 2019 it has been noted that the BRI transport projects could help lift 7.6 million people from extreme poverty (those earning less than $1.90 a day ) and 32 million people from moderate poverty (those earning less than $3.20 a day).
Professor Dr Wang Yiwei who is the Jean Monnet Chair Professor at Renmin University of China urged African countries to scale up the development of their infrastructure for economic take off that can improve the investment climate in the continent.
Professor Yiwei further notes that underdeveloped infrastructure is a major bottleneck hindering Africa's development journey.
However the Professor cited the need for African states to embrace the proposed Global development initiative proposed by China in the 76th session of the United Nations general assembly which is centred on the promotion of common development.
"China proposed the Global development initiative during debate in the 76th session of the United Nations general assembly.The core of the GDI is to promote common development .One country's success does not have to mean another country's failure and the world is big enough to accommodate common development and progress of all countries .
"It's main goal is to build a community with a shared Future for mankind .The GDI and the UN sustainable development Agenda echo each other ,focusing on the most pressing issues facing developing countries such as poverty reduction and eradication ,food security , education, health and economic recovery,"said Professor Yiwei.
Prof He Wenping a social and political expert also underscored the importance of the Chinese style of modernisation that has accelerated the building of a community with a shared Future for mankind.
"Poverty is a chronic affliction of human society and a common challenge faced by the whole world .Poverty and it's associated problems including hunger diseases and social conflicts are serious impediments to people's pursuit for a better life so the eradication of poverty has always been a wish to be fulfilled .The history of humankind is the history of struggle against poverty,"said Professor He Wenping.
The People's Republic of China President Xi Kingpin during the united nations conference highlighted the need for the development of all countries through unity and cooperation.
He further notes the need to improve the development capacity of countries and help developing countries to strengthen their capacities.
Under the CPC leadership in The People's Republic of China women are also the key targets of poverty alleviation and they by are also important force in poverty alleviation.
The Women's Federation invested 39million to yuan to establish 786 women's poverty alleviation model bases to support agriculture,rural tourism,planting and traditional handicrafts and help women connect with urban housekeeping services,online training classes ,protecting the women's rights to basic needs and development .
Under the initiative women have fully engaged in and been broadly benefited from the fight against poverty hence China has paid high attention to poverty reduction among women and the CPC government fully understand that without women development,there is no social development and progress.
Through the Micro-credit project the Chinese government invested 450billion to help impoverished women to start business and increase their incomes
In 2020 ,The People's Republic of China achieved the goal of poverty alleviation reducing 70percent of world's poor population and achieving poverty eradication hence it has highly accelerated significantly the process of global poverty reduction,China 10 years ahead of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development .It is an important contribution to world peace and development.
United Nations Secretary Antonio Guterres praised China's poverty reduction plan citing that the targeted poverty reduction strategy has lifted many people out of poverty and it's experiences can provide valuable lessons to other developing countries.
Proffessor Xiong Wei from the Chinese Foreign Affairs University also outlined and reiterated the Chinese vision of the community with a shared Future for mankind which will go along way in extending aid to Africa in the fight against poverty.
"The vision of the community with a shared Future for the mankind build a world that enjoys lasting peace .We need to persue mutual respect and consultation as equal in politics ,discard world war mentality,power politics and follow the new path of state-to-state relations that choose dialogue over confrantation,form partnerships instead of alliances,” said Professor Xiong Wei.