No less than 40 African heads of state from Algeria’s Bouteflika to Zimbabwe’s Mugabe are gathering in Beijing for the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Major roads in the center of Beijing have been blocked to non-summit related traffic. 490,000 government cars and 250,000 private cars are staying off the roads to improve traffic flow for the summit delegates.
The Summit is the largest international conference organized since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949. More pump than substance, the summit nevertheless cements Sino-African friendship and South-South cooperation. Trade and investment relations will be further strengthened.
The summit concludes on Sunday and Beijing’s traffic will return to normal: traffic jams.
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