By Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
The People’s Republic of China and Nigeria are stepping up efforts towards green and low-carbon development.
It aims to promote sustainable development and build an environmentally friendly society.
According to Yan Yuqing, Chinese Consul General in Lagos, these remain the common goals of China-Africa and China-Nigeria cooperation.
In his speech at the 3rd Belt and Road International Cooperation Forum, Mr. Yan Yuqing said that the ancient Chinese philosophers Confucius and Mencius, who lived in China more than 2,000 years ago, believed in “charity and love, towards the people and society. He pointed out that he promoted the principle of “love”. community of the world.
They worked for others and the world with compassion and love, recognizing the harmonious coexistence of all things.
She said: “China and Nigeria are making our world clean and beautiful by pursuing green and low-carbon development.
“Promoting sustainable development and building an environmentally friendly society are the common goals of China-Africa and China-Nigeria cooperation.”
She noted that China recently released two white papers, namely A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions and The Belt and Road Initiative: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future.
The white papers point out that, ten years ago President Xi Jinping propounded the idea of building a global community of shared future, and he raised the initiatives of joining with others to build a Silk Road Economic Belt and a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (Belt and Road Initiative, or BRI).
She said: “The past ten years have witnessed the steady increase in the depth and scope of the idea of building a global community of shared future, and the BRI has been a key pillar of realizing the idea.
