BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Members of the visiting African ruling parties' delegation on Tuesday expressed their appreciation of China's reform and opening-up policy, saying that China has seta vivid example for the vast developing countries.

    At a seminar on strengthening China-Africa cooperation, Ji Yuxiang, secretary general of the Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), introduced to the African officials China's concrete measures and experience gained in its reform and opening-up drive.

    The African officials, showing great interest in the seminar, raised questions and voiced opinions on issues concerning China's socialist market economy, family-planning policy, agricultural development, social security system as well as the relations between the Communist Party of China and the eight non-communist parties.

    "The seminar meets the need of the African ruling parties," said Allele Elhadji Habibou, a senior secretary of the National Movement for the Society of Development, the ruling party of Niger.    

    "Through the seminar, we know more about China's history, current situation and its direction of future development, which are of great value to us," he added.

    Habibou also pledged to beef up non-governmental exchanges and cooperation to increase mutual understanding between Chinese and African people.

    Doualamou, first deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Guinea, said that Guinea would benefit from the experience of China's agricultural development, as in his country the rural population accounts for more than 90 percent of the total.

    About 20 representatives from the ruling parties of Cameroon, Djibouti, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles and Togo attended the seminar.

    Apart from Beijing, the African officials will also tour northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and east China's Shandong Province.

    The guests are scheduled to visit China's state-owned enterprises, private companies, economic and technological development zones as well as agricultural and border trade projects. Enditem