Interview:China-Africacooperationisfriendlycooperationbetweenbrothers,saysMali'sFM_GuangmingOnlineInterview:China-Africacooperationisfriendlycooperationbetweenbrothers,saysMali'sFMBAMAKO,Dec.16(Xinhua)--China-Africacooperationisfriendlycooperationbetweenbrothers,andbilateralrelationshavebeendevelopingsteadilysincetheestablishmentoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation(FOCAC),Mali'sForeignAffairsandInternationalCooperationMinisterAbdoulayeDiophassaid."The8thMinisterialConferenceoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperation,whichtookplaceinanatmosphereofcordialityandbrotherhoodinDakar,haslaidthefoundationforaneweraofcooperationbetweenChinaanditsAfricanpartners,"DiopsaidinarecentinterviewwithXinhua.Regardingthelineofcreditof10billionU.S.dollarstoAfricanfinancialinstitutionsannouncedbytheChineseside,morethan3billionhavebeendisbursed,includingnearly2.5billiongrantedtofinanceAfricanpriorityprojects,hesaid."China-Africacooperationisfriendlycooperationbetweenbrothers,"Diopsaid.SincetheestablishmentoftheFOCAC,whichisaplatformfordiscussionforgreatereconomiccooperationbetweenChinaandAfrica,China-Africanrelationshavebeenconsistentlydeveloping,especiallyintheeconomic,industrial,agriculturalanddiplomaticfields,headded."Infrastructureachievementsareanotherillustrationofthewin-winpartnershipwithChina,"hesaid.Earlierthismonth,thehydroelectricprojectGouinaDamandtheeducationalinfrastructureoftheKabalaUniversityComplex,bothbuiltbyChinesecompanies,wereinauguratedinMali.From2016to2020,thetotalinvestmentininfrastructureprojectsinAfricareachedalmost200billiondollars.ProjectsimplementedbyChinesecompaniesaccountedfor31.4percentofallinfrastructureprojectsontheAfricancontinentin2020,accordingtothewhitepaper"ChinaandAfricaintheNewEra:APartnershipofEquality"publishedlastyear.SincethefoundingofFOCAC,ChinesecompanieshaveutilizedvariousfundstohelpAfricancountriesbuildandupgrademorethan10,000kmofrailways,nearly100,000kmofhighways,nearly1,000bridgesand100ports,and66,000kmofpowertransmissionanddistribution.Theyhavealsohelpedbuildaninstalledpower-generatingcapacityof120millionkW,acommunicationsbackbonenetworkof150,000kmandanetworkservicecoveringnearly700millionuserterminals.Sincetheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwocountries62yearsago,China-Malirelationshavecontinuedtodevelopforthegreatsatisfactionofbothpeoples,saidDiop,stressingthatMaliremainssteadfastontheone-Chinaprinciple,andpoliticaltieshavebeenfurtherstrengthenedovertimethroughhigh-levelexchanges.TheAfricansidewelcomesmoreChineseinvestorsandintendstoactivelyshareinformationoninvestmentpolicies,marketopportunities,andlawsandregulationsthroughmechanismsandplatforms,headded.■Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.