Sun Li, China's permanent deputy representative to the United Nations, spoke at the opening meeting of the Security Council on "United Nations cooperation with the African Union" on October 7, stressing that China supports UN cooperation with the African Union.

Sun Lei said that the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union constitutes an important pillar of the international system and is of great significance to promoting peace, security, development and prosperity in Africa. Strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union is in the common interests of Africa and the international community. The United Nations and the Security Council should support the African Union and sub-regional organizations to actively mediate and solve African problems in an African way. The international community should respect the sovereignty and dominance of African countries, avoid external interference and pressure, and indiscriminate unilateral sanctions, and create a favorable external environment for conflict resolution. Traditional donors should increase investment, and the international community should strengthen technical and information support to help Africa strengthen its independent capacity building.

He said that the international community should support African countries to explore modern pathways suitable for their national conditions, to help African countries eradicate poverty and solve the root causes of violence and conflict. Developed countries should effectively fulfill their commitments on development aid and climate financing, stop the discontinuation of funding and "drop-off" complaints. To accelerate the reform of the international financial architecture and better reflect the changes in the world economic landscape. To ensure the popular sharing of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, and inject a strong momentum for African economic growth.

Sun Li said that China firmly supports Africa's greater role on the international stage and enhances Africa's representation and voice in the multilateral governance system.China will continue to support the UN and the African Union with practical actions to strengthen cooperation, to promote Africa's cause of peace and development, and to build a community of human destiny.