To Build the Discourse System of China-Africa Community with Shared Future: Summary of the Eighth Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum
WANG Heng,WANG Lijun,LIU Hongwu
Abstract Think tanks and media cooperation between China and Africa has entered a new era.In order to fully implement the follow-up actions of the 2018 Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,accelerate the building of China-Africa Community with shared future,the Eighth Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum was held on August 25 -27,2019.Scholars and experts presented in the conference held in-depth discussions on the think tanks and media exchange and cooperation between China and Africa,as well as the building of Chinese and African discourse power.To build a community with shared future comes up with new requirements for Chinese and African think tanks and media.It is a new mission for Chinese and African think tanks and media to tell good stories about both China and Africa,and to defend their rights to speak.Generally,three fields should be attached greater importance.First,China and Africa should strengthen the construction of think tanks,and build a comprehensive and multi-dimensional network of China-Africa think tanks cooperation.Second, China and Africa should expand the scope of think tanks cooperation, focusing on governance,vocational education, publication and communication, legal services, etc.Third, China and Africa should strengthen the integration of the think tanks and the media,innovate the narrative modes and path,enhance the discourse power and influence,and offer strong intellectual support for building China-Africa community with shared future as well.
Keywords China-Africa Think Tanks Forum;media;discourse power;China-Africa Community