In the FOCAC Addis Ababa Action Plan (2004-2006), the Chinese Government
makes the following commitments:
China will continue to increase assistance to African countries under the
FOCAC framework;
China will strengthen cooperation with Africa in human resources development
and train up to 10,000 African personnel in different fields in three years;
China will open market and grant tariff-free market access to some
commodities from the least developed countries in Africa;
China will expand tourism cooperation with Africa and give 8 African
countries, namely, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mauritius, Seychelles,
Zimbabwe and Tunisia, the approved destination status for outbound Chinese
tourists who cover their own travel expenses;
China will sponsor "Meet in Beijing"- an international art festival focusing
on African arts and the "Voyage of Chinese Culture to Africa";
China will increase people-to-people exchanges with Africa and propose a
"China-Africa Youth Festival" to be held in China in 2004.