5.5.7 China and Africa will support cooperation and exchanges in the field of sports and
strengthen partnership in supporting their mutual events.
5.6 Youth and Women
5.6.1 The two sides encourage and support cooperation and exchanges in the field of
youth, and will continue to promote volunteering and youth development programs. The
two sides take note of the success of the first China-Africa Future Leaders Dialogue,
which has served as a platform for in-depth dialogue between Chinese and African
youth. The two sides support holding the event on a regular basis.
5.6.2 China will hold a China-Africa youth services forum, and a China-Africa women’s
forum. The two sides will continue to advance the building of the China-Africa Young
Leaders Forum and other mechanisms, and deepen exchanges and cooperation between
Chinese and African young leaders.
5.6.3 The two sides will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in gender equality and
women empowerment, and encourage and support high-level woman’s dialogue,
seminars, capacity building and exchanges among women entrepreneurs. The two sides
will continue to deepen practical cooperation in women-related issues between China and
Africa, carry out a batch of small-sized material assistance and skills training programs in
this field, support women to emerge from the impact of COVID-19, and jointly promote
well-rounded development of women and girls .
5.6.4 China will continue to enhance exchanges and cooperation with Africa in the area
of people with disabilities, and jointly conduct practical cooperation programs in such
areas as rehabilitation, education and employment.
5.6.5 China will hold workshops for women from African political parties and arrange for
female foreign diplomats to visit different parts of China to further strengthen dialogue and
cooperation with women officials in African countries.
6. Peace and Security Cooperation
6.1 Military, Police, Counter-terrorism and Law Enforcement
6.1.1 China and Africa underscore that peace and security in Africa remains an important
part of their cooperation, and the two sides will continue to strengthen the implementation
of the China-Africa peace and security plan; support the building of the African Peace and
Security Architecture, the African Standby Force as well as bolster Africa's capacity to
rapidly respond to crises. The two sides will lay emphasis on defense military capabilities,
actively conduct exchanges and cooperation in such fields as military education, military
training, military medicine, logistics support, and maritime security, and hold exchanges
and dialogues on military medicine.
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