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September 4, 2018, Beijing. A press briefing was held on the 4th at the Press Center of the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit. Xu Jinghu, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for African Affairs, spoke about the Beijing Summit: the "Eight Major Initiatives" are the biggest highlight of pragmatic cooperation. Xu Jinghu believes that the "Eight Major Initiatives" demonstrate that China and Africa will continue to strengthen cooperation in traditional advantageous areas such as production capacity, infrastructure construction, trade, and health. In addition, it proposes new directions for cooperation, namely, further expanding cooperation in areas such as green development, capacity building, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security, especially promoting the in-depth alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with African development strategies. Xu Jinghu stated that the "Eight Major Initiatives" are more targeted, inclusive, and comprehensive. The implementation of the "Eight Major Initiatives" will certainly bring more benefits to the people of both China and Africa. The characteristic of the "Eight Major Initiatives" is that they embody the word "practical"—pragmatic, down-to-earth, tangible, and concrete .