"China’s emergence as a rising global power garners increasing attention, much in Asia, but increasingly also in Africa. China’s new strategic partnership with Africa, unveiled at the November 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), marks an historic moment in China-Africa relations. China’s highest leadership actively espoused FOCAC’s ambitious vision, which was enthusiastically embraced by 43 heads of state and a total of 48 African delegations." (Quoted from paper)