China-Africa in the 21 st Century October 2006 Pretoria South Africa

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The China-Africa Forum 1 st China-Africa Forum was Launched in October Adopted the Beijing Declaration Institutialize the forum (held every 3 years) Established the China-Africa Cooperation Program China’s Debt Initiative (31 Countries, $ 1.3 bn) 2 nd Forum December Action plan for st Business forum

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Importance of the FOCAC Partnership Platform for Development Cooperation Coordination of South-South Relations Model for South-South cooperation

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Importance of the Partner China: a steadily growing economic power 4 th Largest GDP 3 rd largest trade partner (2005) Trade Balance of $ 1.48 tn Annual Growth of 20-25% Largest recipient market for FDI ($ 62 bn) Major exporting market for FDI $ 40 bn Annual Growth of $ bn Tourism exporting market (34 mn tourist/annum) Annual economic growth of 9-10% since 1990s.

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Egyptian-Chinese Relations The 50 th Anniversary Strategic Partnership (1999) FDI Technology development and manufacturing R&D Nuclear Power Development Cooperation in Priority Sectors (Petroleum, Gas, mining, transportation) Tourism

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Cooperation Relations Annual Exchange of Official Visits in visits (EM and EDM) 25 visits (CM and CDM) Chinese Premier visit in 6/2006 (11 cooperation agreements) Cooperation Framework Political Consultation Committee Economic & Trade Committee Cultural Committee Agricultural Committee Scientific and Technology Committee Education Committee Joint Business Council

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Current Cooperation Peaceful Usage of Nuclear Power (2002) Partnership in Space Technology (P-T) R&D (2004) Tourism Trilateral Cooperation in Africa (electricity, telecommunications, health, agriculture, infrastructure, etc.)

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fields of Cooperation Technology and R&D Egyptian-Chinese Scientific Fund (2004) Biotechnology Incubator (MASR) HQ of the largest Chinese Tech. Companies (ZTE, HUAWEI) ZTE Training Center Private R&D Facilities Space Technology production of the 3 rd Egyptian satellite with Chinese technology Military Cooperation Production f the K8 training Aircraft Training Programs for Egyptian Personnel (postgraduate levels)

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fields of Cooperation Tourism Annual inc. of Chinese tourism to Egypt (15%) Egypt Air Direct flights to China (2005) Disaster Mgmt & Environmental Projects Est. of a recycling factory for converting rice hey to rural fuel Health Sector Production of Egyptian Insulin using joint technology Cultural Level Annual Scholarships for Chinese students in Al-Azar 10 Scholarship for the Study of Arabic as a foreign language Arabesque (1 st Egyptian Series aired on chinese TV) Chinese School in Egypt Chinese University in Egypt (model for S-S cooperation)

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Challenges Export Quotas (quantitative) Commercial Arbitration Mechanism Trademarks & Copyrights Diversify Chinese FDI From traditional current sectors such as textiles, petroleum, maritime transport, construction … TO chemical industries, food processing, IT & Comm., car industries and HI-TECH Private Economic Zone SW of the Suez Bay

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Future Cooperation Projects Mgmt of Egyptian free trade area and industrial zones Joint projects in the fields of cement, aluminum, glass, chemicals, cables ($ 2 bn) Est. an Industrial Zone with Chinese FDI for SMEs sector ($ 1.01 bn) Exhibition Forum ($ 500 mn) Export promotion bureaus in Egypt and China MEGA Projects (Modernizing the Egyptian Railway System)

17/10/2006 Minister ’ s Cabinet Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Egypt & China-Africa Forum Comprehensive Declaration 2006 Action Plan ( ) A framework for Trilateral Cooperation Nationally (EFTCA) Regionally (RECs) Continental (AU, NEPAD) 4th China-Africa Forum (Cairo 2009)