The developments of cooperation between African and major countries in 2016，to a large extent，prove the different strategic foundations of different countries. First of all，Europe and America face a possibility of “aid fatigue” of the 1990s because of the due infirmed reviving foundations resulted from the 2008 global financial crisis and ensuing security challenges. Secondly，keeping strong momentum since 2000，China-Africa cooperation has triggered the process of transformation and upgrading，which strengthens the imitating efforts among Asian countries in their engagement with Africa. And finally，other developed and emerging powers，with diversified political momentum，try to compete with China in Africa. Thus，it is safe to say that China has been playing a leading role in international cooperation with Africa，which lays a solid foundation for further development of China-Africa relations and shapes a new environment for international cooperation with Africa.