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Zhongzan is a positive and important force for safeguarding international peace and development. The two sides take the lead in implementing the Global Development Initiative as a concrete measure to strengthen bilateral relations.
The Zambian side once again warmly congratulated President Xi Jinping on the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, warmly congratulated President Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, spoke highly of China's great achievements in the decade of the new era, and believed that Chinese-style modernization has created a new form of human civilization and provided a new choice for the vast number of developing countries to independently move towards modernization and explore the diversity of modernization paths. Zambia is willing to learn from the successful experience of Chinese-style modernization from the Chinese side, and fully believes that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, China will build itself into a modern socialist power in an all-round way, achieve the second centenary goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization.
The Chinese side highly appreciates Zambia's long-term political stability and peaceful and friendly relations with other countries in the region, and positively appraises Zambia's achievements in economic development and improvement of people's livelihood under the leadership of President Ma Hichilay. China believes that under the leadership of President Ma Hichirai, Zambia will fully implement the Eighth National Development Plan and achieve economic transformation, the life of the Zambian people will be better and the President Ma Hichilay will play a more positive role in safeguarding regional and world peace and development. President Xi Jinping congratulated and supported President Ma Hichile to take over the chairmanship of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the rotating chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Political, Defence and Security Institutions.
The Chinese side reaffirms its firm support for the Zambian people in independently choosing a development path suited to their national conditions and for Zambia in safeguarding its national independence and sovereignty, security and development interests. Zambia reaffirmed its firm adherence to the one-China principle, that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate Government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, and firmly supports the efforts of the Chinese Government to realize national reunification. Zambia supports China's legitimate measures to safeguard the prosperity and stability of Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, believes that China has the ability to safeguard national sovereignty and security, and opposes any words and deeds that undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Zambia appreciates President Xi Jinping's global development initiative, leading countries to put development issues back at the core of international issues, and accelerating the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China welcomes Zambia's formal membership in the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, and the two sides will promote practical cooperation in various fields under the framework of the Global Development Initiative.
The two sides believe that the celebration of the 2024th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 60th anniversary of Zambia's independence in 60 should be taken as an opportunity to further give play to the political leading role of the head of state diplomacy, maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges and dialogue, enhance political mutual trust, and consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations. The two sides stressed that "mutual respect, equal treatment and common development" is an important principle of China-Zambia relations.
The two sides agreed that strengthening pragmatic cooperation and close economic ties between China and Zambia is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples. The two sides agreed to designate 2024 as the China-Zambia Economic and Trade Year.
The two sides will strengthen trade cooperation. China will invite Zambia to continue to participate in the China International Import Expo, actively study the market access for Zambia's characteristic commodities, and facilitate Zambia's trade promotion activities in China. Zambia thanked China for its invitation and appreciated a series of major measures taken by China to open up to the outside world at a high level. China supports the construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
The two sides will strengthen investment cooperation. The two sides agreed to establish an investment cooperation working group mechanism to promote investment cooperation in the fields of digital economy and green development. China encourages more Chinese enterprises to invest and cooperate in Zambia's manufacturing industry, create more jobs and fulfill their social responsibilities. Zambia will further improve the business environment by establishing a "one-stop" platform to facilitate Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in Zambia. The two sides will strengthen the construction of economic and trade cooperation zones and support the upgrading of Zambia economic and trade cooperation zones into industrial chain and supply chain cooperation demonstration zones. China supports Zambia in attracting investment to Huawei campuses.
