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Li Xinfeng is General-Director of the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Executive President of the China-Africa Institute, a senior research fellow, professor, and doctoral supervisor. Li has published more than 20 academic papers and works, including China in Africa (Chinese and English versions) and Zheng He and Africa. As a former chief reporter of People's Daily in South Africa, he has had a lasting impact on the African continent. He has earned more than ten national awards, including the China News Award (2006 & 2017), the first prize of the CASS Award for the Excellence in Countermeasure Studies (2012 & 2016), and the China-Africa Joint Exchange Program Research Award (2013 & 2016).An Chunying is Senior Editor of the Institute of West-Asian and African Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and Secretary General of the China Society for African Studies. Her major fields of study cover African economies, poverty reduction and sustainable development in Africa, and China-Africa relations. Major publications include the following: A Study on the Issues of Poverty and Anti-poverty in Africa (monograph, 2010), Experience and Lessons for Africa from China's Success in Economic Development (paper, 2016), and China-Africa Poverty Reduction Cooperation and Experience Sharing (think tank report, 2018).