Upon the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up and 18th anniversary of the establishment of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation（FOCAC），the Seventh Meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum “China-Africa Relations over the Course of Reform and Opening-up” was convened，which is hosted by Secretariat of Chinese Follow-up Committee of FOCAC，and jointly organized by Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang Normal University and Center for International Strategic Studies of Counsellors’ Office of the State Council.The issues concerning 40 years of China's reform and opening-up and the development of China-Africa relations，experience and inspirations of China and Africa in the independent exploration of development paths，China-Africa think tanks and media cooperation were deeply discussed.The in-depth exchanges and interactions among more than 380 Chinese and African participants will make intellectually significant contributions to the continued progress of China-Africa cooperation and the construction of a closer China-Africa community with a shared future.