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China was once a poor country, with the majority of its population stuck in poverty. But it has managed to eradicate absolute poverty in a few decades, which serves as an inspiration for Africa, a continent still suffering the scourge of impoverishment. Charles Onunaiju, the director of the Centre for China Studies in Nigeria, published a book A Century of the Communist Party of China: Why Africa Should Engage its Experience, expressing his belief that the African countries may use China"s development experience as a reference to help realize their goals of rapid development and poverty elimination. And he suggested that they not only have a desire to learn from China"s experience, but also have a strong desire to learn from the Chinese model.
（本文发表于China Daily 2023年第7月21日。）