"nothing, not even mountains and oceans, can separate people with shared goals and vision." "trade winds between china and africa", a two-episode tv documentary, produced by xinhua news agency, will be aired worldwide ahead of the beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation scheduled on sept. 3-4, 2018.
the 60-minute-long documentary depicts the scope of cooperation between china and africa and joint efforts by both sides in building a community with a shared future for mankind.
from the eastern african savannas to the deserts of western africa, from the north african plateaus to the south african coast, the camera crew have travelled 60,000 kilometers to 16 african countries, interviewing people involved in cooperation projects.
in senegal, a 14-year-old boy participates in the first wresting contest held at the chinese-built wrestling arena.
in ethiopia, a female train attendant works hard to become a train conductor.
in namibia, an elderly woman living in remote areas gets her sight restored with the help of a chinese medical team.
in mozambique, young people participate in building the largest suspension bridge in africa.
in zimbabwe, chinese volunteers help collaring elephants against poaching.
in uganda, a film director makes good use of china-built satellite tv and produces his own kungfu movies.
in ghana, chinese workers protect tens of thousands of newly-hatched sea turtles while extending a wharf.
ten african characters present audiences the sino-african cooperation projects they are engaged in, which cover different areas from construction of roads, railways and ports to satellites, village hospitals and stadium building. a real bond and friendship between the african people and their chinese pals can be traced in the vivid stories on the screen.
there is an old african saying, "go fast, walk alone; go far, walk together." echoing the spirit of reciprocity through rain or shine, chinese president xi jinping pointed out that china and africa will remain each other
