The Kunming Declaration on China-Africa jointly promoting modernization was adopted by scholars at the 14^th meeting of China-Africa Think Tanks Forum which was concluded in Kunming, Yunnan Province on May 20, 2025.

At the closing ceremony, four speakers respectively presented reports on four sub-topics, focusing on the experiences and recommendations of China-Africa jointly promoting modernization. The reports were drawn from discussions on four sub-topics among over 40 scholars. The speakers included Merlin Mbessa, PhD Candidate in History from the University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon; Li Xi, Assistant Research Fellow of the China-Africa Institute; Alpha Omarr Jalloh, Senior Lecturer of University of Makeni, Sierra Leone; and Lin Mengyuan, Teaching Assistant of School of African Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University. The concluding remarks were made by Arlindo Barreto, Rector of the University of Cabo Verde; and ‌Tian Feng, Vice President of the China-Africa Institute.

Based on the broad consensus reached by all representatives of the forum, it adopted the ‌The Kunming Declaration of China-Africa Think Tanks on Jointly Promoting Exchanges of Experience in Modernization. The declaration aims to promote China-Africa think tanks cooperation to address evolving global challenges, and to provide new impetus to jointly promoting the modernization of the Global South.

Full text of The Kunming Declaration of China-Africa Think Tanks on Jointly Promoting Exchanges of Experience in Modernization:

The kunming declaration of china-africa think tanks on jointly promoting exchanges of experience in modernization.pdf