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ADDIS ABABA, May 26-- The long-standing relations of China and Africa would continue further as Africa sees China a strategic partner that shares similar historical background and common interests with the continent, said the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Kwesi Quartey. The deputy chairperson made the remarks on Tuesday during the handing over ceremony of China's donations of medical supplies to the AU, displaying its continued solidarity and support to the continent's battle against COVID-19. Amid the spread of the coronavirus in Africa, the Chinese government and companies have been expressing their solidarity and support to Africans in the fight against the pandemic, by continually donating medical equipment and supplies that are badly needed on the continent. Recalling that China and Africa had the experiences of foreign aggression and also share similar common goal of development, Quartey said China's peaceful rise is a good lesson to Africa and also to the rest of the world. Reiterating that the building of AU headquarters is among the demonstrations of the relations forged between China and Africa, he has also commended China for its continued support, at different circumstances, to Africa, including this time of the pandemic. "We would like to thank the government of China for this magnificent donation; by generous of them, ventilators, masks... But, really, really what binds us together is that China is an example; China has been able to pull billion of people out of poverty, has created an industrial and progressive society, has shown the world that it is just possible. As a result of that China has been an example to African and to the rest of the world. China's peaceful rise, it is a demonstration of what the proper orientation or leadership can achieve," said the deputy chairperson. | 
