Some Western media outlets are skilled in substituting the fake for the genuine, taking a part from the whole and employing double standards. An individual enterprise's behavior cannot represent a government's African policy and any country cannot guarantee all its enterprises perform as well as expected in Africa.

For example, some Western media have turned a blind eye to the serious environment destruction caused by Western oil giants' exploitation in Nigeria. While for China, they use a variety of channels and resources and put the propaganda machine into high gear to exaggerate individual problems in Sino-African cooperation and groundlessly accuse the Chinese government for the responsibility of some Chinese enterprises' problems in Africa and even problems facing Africa in international cooperation.

What is the real purpose of the Western media in doing so? Well, the answer is simple. They seek to smear China's image and contain Sino-African cooperation. Thanks to the rapid advancement in Sino-African relations, some Westerners want to try and disrupt the momentum.

In a broader sense, the accusations of neocolonialism are an extension of the West's desire to contain the "China threat".

Today, the mentality and behaviors of neocolonialism still exist in modern international relations, but they have nothing to do with China. The fact is that, in the name of cooperation with Africa, some Western forces are paying lip service to supporting economic development in Africa, but they continue to use Africa as their raw materials supplier.

By edging out China, which is one of Africa's most important partners, the West would be better able to control Africa. Far-sighted people in China, Africa and Western countries are fully aware of this.

Recently, more and more Africans are speaking highly of Sino-African cooperation. In the West, objective and rational voices on Sino-African cooperation are mounting.

It's true that Sino-African cooperation is not perfect, but I firmly believe that as long as China and African countries can constantly strengthen and improve cooperation, share more and more fruits, and genuinely benefit people on both sides, Sino-African cooperation will continue to proceed on a more solid and broader road.

The author is an international issue observer.