Building a community with a shared future in cyberspace and composing a new chapter in China Africa digital cooperation. On September 28, the 2025 China Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum was held in Xiamen, Fujian Province. In recent years, Fujian Province has firmly grasped the historical opportunity of China Africa development cooperation, taken the digital economy as an important starting point, and constantly consolidated the foundation of cooperation with African countries in the fields of Internet education, network security, etc. Local Internet leading enterprises have become the backbone of "going global". NetDragon Network, headquartered in Fuzhou, has established deep cooperation with multiple African countries since acquiring the British company Prometheus in 2015 to expand its global education landscape. In recent years, we have elevated our cooperation with Africa to a higher strategic position, based on the differences in education ecology among African countries, and tailored solutions according to local conditions. ”Liang Nianjian, Vice Chairman of NetDragon, stated. In Egypt, NetDragon supplies tens of thousands of "Promsius" interactive screens and customizes "software+hardware" smart space solutions. Its Edmodo platform has become the designated online learning platform for K12 education in Egypt. In 2025, NetDragon signed a contract with the Cameroonian Ministry of Secondary Education to promote the digital transformation of 250 schools in Cameroon, utilizing advanced educational technology to create a more inclusive and modern learning environment. Guotou Intelligence (Meiya Baike) focuses on the cybersecurity needs of Africa and has achieved fruitful results since conducting technical training for Africa in 2014. Teng Da, Chairman of Guotou Intelligence, stated that the company has built national level electronic data forensics laboratories for 15 African countries around the two major businesses of electronic data forensics and public safety big data, and has also jointly established law enforcement training courses. As of now, Guotou Intelligence has assisted eight countries including Egypt and Ethiopia in building laboratories, exporting 100 sets of equipment, and conducting 38 training sessions. Meitu's collaboration in the field of AI imaging is equally impressive. In April 2024, the China Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum was held for the first time in Xiamen. Compared to April last year, Meitu's monthly active users in Africa have increased by 220%. Users in countries such as Egypt, Kenya, and Morocco are very fond of our products, "said Wu Xinhong, founder, chairman, and CEO of Meitu." More and more African creators are using our AI imaging products for artistic creativity, special effects design, and video creation, showcasing the unique charm of Africa to global users. ”The deepening of Internet cooperation has injected strong impetus into the economic and trade growth between Fujian and Africa. According to Xiamen Customs statistics, in the first eight months of this year, Fujian Province's imports and exports to Africa amounted to 68.65 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16%. From the perspective of trade regions, sub Saharan Africa accounts for 87% of trade volume, with import and export growth rates exceeding 40% in countries such as Angola, Gabon, and Cameroon. Made in Fujian "has won favor in the African market with its excellent quality and high cost-effectiveness. In the first eight months of this year, Fujian Province exported 15.52 billion yuan of mechanical and electrical products to Africa, a year-on-year increase of 17.5%, accounting for 39.1% of the total export value to Africa. Among them, the performance of automobile exports is particularly impressive, with a total export of 2.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.8 times. During the forum, China proposed the Action Plan for Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace between China and Africa (2025-2026), established the "China Internet Enterprise Cooperation Network in Africa", and will continue to hold seminars on cyber security and digital economy. The African representatives attending the forum highly praised and actively responded to the cooperation initiatives and measures proposed by China. They thanked China for hosting this forum and expressed that it is in line with the development needs of digital transformation in African countries. They are willing to deepen cooperation with China in the fields of digital economy, network security and data protection, artificial intelligence governance, and online media, and work together to build a community of shared future in the cyberspace between China and Africa. (New Society)