Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is an official forum between the People's Republic of China and the states in Africa.
FOCAC was formally established at the 2000 Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing in October 2000 under the joint initiative of China and Africa with the purposes of further strengthening friendly cooperation between China and African states under the new circumstances, jointly meeting the challenges of economic globalization and seeking common development.
Equal consultation, enhancing understanding, expanding consensus, strengthening friendship and promoting cooperation