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“Even in the old days when China was much less developed， people witnessed our continuous humanitarian assistance…Its both extremely irresponsible and groundless to criticize China for grabbing resources and markets in Africa.”

Liu Junfeng， vice director general of the Foreign Assistance Department of the Ministry of Commerce （MOC）， stressed that China provides aid to help other countries relieve poverty and improve peoples livelihoods， and to realize faster growth and self-dependence. This has been a steadfast rule over the past few decades.

“Chinas cooperation with African nations in energy and resources follows global market rules，” he said， adding that the aid and preferential loans provided to foreign nations were mainly used for agriculture， education， health care， transportation， telecommunications， and electricity.

China has so far offered RMB 400 billion to 166 countries and international organizations， and helped finish more than 2，700 aid projects， Liu said.

“Looking back at the development of the Internet and exchanges between China and the U.S. over the past 20 years， we come to the conclusion that the two countries have more common ground than disagreements， and cooperation triumphs over contention. As President Xi Jinping sees it， like minds can become partners， as can those who seek common ground in spite of differences. We may disagree， but must stay in good communication； we may debate， but retain mutual trust.”

Lu Wei， minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China， made the remarks at the Seventh China-U.S. Internet Industry Forum， which opened on December 2， 2014 in Washington D.C. He stressed that countries should respect each others territorial rights in cyber space， respect their choices of Internet governance， and give due regard to their major concerns over online issues.