China-Africa cooperation

Analysts say this will boost China-Africa cooperation.

Some African researchers in China say Africa is seeking strategic balance in the course of thorough cooperation with various powers of the world.

The new generation of African leaders have showed varied attitudes toward China despite generally higher expectations of the world's second-largest economy.

This disparity calls for a proper coping style.

They suggest thatChina establish more profound relations with regional organizations like the African Union, as these groups play roles that are key to developing Africa.

Xi Jinping, then vice president of China in July of 2012, hailed the rapid development of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Africa in a keynote speech at the second China-Africa People's Forum.

Such a cooperation has been transferred from a government-dominated level to more and more non-governmental, industrial and social sectors.

The researchers say exchanges among officials, academics, business people and volunteers are booming between China and Africa.

That makes it likely that the two sides will continue to develop hand in hand.