Initiatives such as the Asian-African Strategic Partnership established to improve investment opportunities between Asia and Africa, the annual China-Africa Co-operation Forum and frequent trips by high-level Chinese officials to resource-rich countries such as South Africa and Nigeria have bolstered the China-Africa relationship.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: An African "Marshall Plan"

The work of the Forum is informed by five regional workshops held in 2011 (Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and the Arab States) and the conclusions of the Planet under Pressure Conference held in London in March 2012.

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