Ikenna Emewu, editor-in-chief of Africa China Economy Magazine, is one of the scholars who sent a joint letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the historic achievements of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and expressing hopes for new developments in China-Africa cooperation. CGTN asked him about his motivation behind co-authoring the letter to President Xi and his expectations for the upcoming FOCAC Summit. He also shared with us his understanding of the Dar es Salaam Consensus and the concept of a China-Africa community with a shared future.