By Chukwuemeka Uwanaka A major socio-economic milestone was achieved recently by China in November 2020, when the countryâs South West province of Guizhou announced that its last nine impoverished counties have been lifted out of absolute poverty. What this means is that all the areas and counties of China are officially out of poverty. This achievement fits into the national aspirations of Nigeria, which is currently the country with some of the highest numbers of poor people in the world. Similar aspirations in Nigeria and other African countries have been given fillip by official platforms such as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which takes place every three years, and provides a periodic opportunity for high level interaction between all African Union countries (except Eswatini) and China.