BEIJING: Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang said on Wednesday that China and Algeria should expand cooperation in emerging sectors such as information technology, new energy vehicles, digital economy, and space satellites and set an example for high-tech cooperation among developing nations.
During a meeting with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Beijing, he said that China wanted to work with Algeria to push bilateral cooperation in different fields to a new level under the guidance of the two heads of state.
Li said that China would continue to firmly support Algeria in safeguarding national sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence, taking a path of development suited to its national conditions and opposing foreign interference in the internal affairs of Algeria, Xinhua reported.
He said the two countries also should strengthen cooperation in infrastructure building and other traditional sectors to achieve win-win results.
He stressed the need to deepen people-to-people exchanges and cooperate more in education, health, and tourism to benefit the people of both countries.
China’s Support for Algeria
China supports Algeria in playing a more important role in international and regional affairs and stands ready to work with it to practice genuine multilateralism and oppose hegemony unilateralism and safeguard the shared interests of China, Algeria, and other developing nations, Li said.
Tebboune said that Algeria supports the one-China principle and supports Beijing in guarding sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He added that Algeria is willing to learn from the development experience of China, further expand cooperation with China in investment, architecture, mining, and industry, and strengthen coordination in international and regional affairs.
