While attending the Seventh Africa’s Business Heroes Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, Gao Wenqi thanked entrepreneurs from China and African nations for expanding cooperation into sectors that “reflect the future trends of the global economy”.
“China will continue to broaden market access to Africa,” the envoy said in a speech at the summit on Friday, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Africa’s Business Heroes is a competition hosted by Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation, and this year was held in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board. The South China Morning Post is owned by Alibaba Group.
“Innovative and hardworking entrepreneurs play a crucial role in China’s growth, and the same holds true for Africa,” Gao said in his speech.
