Xi says China to implement eight major initiatives with African countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the podium to deliver a keynote speech titled "Work Together for Common Development and a Shared Future" at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2018. The FOCAC Beijing Summit opened here on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)