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# 4th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing, 4 - 6 September 2024
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# Participation of the President of the Republic of Cameroon, H.E. Paul BIYA
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CONTENTS
Sheet 1: General presentation of China Page 3
Sheet 2: China's vision of the world and cooperation with Africa Page 4
Sheet 3: FOCAC: origins and functions Page 5
Sheet 4: 4th Summit of FOCAC Heads of State and Government Page 7
Sheet 5: President Paul BIYA at the 2018 FOCAC Summit in Beijing Page 9
Sheet 6: Overview of Cameroon-China cooperation Page 11
PRESS KIT Beijing, 4 - 6 September 2024
Sheet 1
4TH SUMMIT OF THE FORUM ON CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION
# GENERAL PRESENTATION OF CHINA
The People's Republic of China is an East Asian state stretching across the Pacific. It covers an area of 9.6 million km². China borders fourteen (14) countries: North Korea, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Laos and Vietnam.
The main cities include Beijing (the capital), Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
The national currency is the Renminbi Yuan (RMB).
The national anthem is the "March of the Volunteers".
China is a people's democracy, proclaimed on 1 October 1949 by Mao Tse Toung (Mao Zedong), as the culmination of the "Long March" of 1934 to 1935, which saw the victory of the Communists over the Kouo-Min-Tang and the flight of its leader Chiang Kai-Shek to the island of Formosa, now Taiwan.
China is made up of 23 provinces, including Taiwan; 5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Tibet), 4 autonomous municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing) and 2 special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macao).
The Chinese Constitution dates back to 1982. It underwent its fifth revision in 2018, which removed the provision limiting the number of presidential terms. The President of the People's Republic of China is elected by the National People's Congress for a renewable term of five (5) years. H.E. Xi Jinping is the President of the People's Republic of China. H.E. Han Zheng is the Vice-President of the Republic.
The National People's Congress is the supreme organ of State power. It exercises legislative power. It has 2952 members. It decides on important issues concerning the life of the State, and elects and appoints State leaders, including the Prime Minister and members of the Government. The National People's Congress is run by a Standing Committee of 170 deputies, headed by a President. Mr Zhao Leji is the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
Mr Li Qiang is Prime Minister. He is assisted by four (4) Vice-Premiers: Messrs Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong.
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Beijing, 4 - 6 September 2024
Sheet 2
4TH SUMMIT OF THE FORUM ON CHINA-AFRICA COOPERATION