ABSTRACT
Following on from FOCAC II, follow-up actions were embarked upon and generally deemed to be positive in achieving their goals. Liu Guijin, former Director-General of the African Department at the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asserted that since FOCAC II, China-Africa political exchanges of high-level visits had continued and, in actual fact, had increased. Liu pointed to Hu Jintao’s visit but also other top Chinese leaders’ visits to Africa.1 It was noted that the presidents of Mozambique, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda, Mali, Namibia, Central African Republic, Gabon, Eritrea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as several vice presidents and prime ministers of African countries had visited China since FOCAC II. Given that the Addis Ababa Action Plan had highlighted the importance of high-level visitations, this is of no surprise.
