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no matter how far apart we are, we are still neighbors——notes on the welcome banquet of the 2024 beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation

2024-09-05

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beijing, the thousand-year-old capital, once again witnessed another important moment in the history of china-africa friendly relations.

on the evening of september 4, president xi jinping and his wife peng liyuan hosted a banquet at the great hall of the people in beijing to welcome african and international guests to china to attend the 2024 beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation.

this summit is the fourth time that the forum on china-africa cooperation has been held in the form of a summit, following the 2006 beijing summit, the 2015 johannesburg summit and the 2018 beijing summit. it is also the largest home diplomacy held by china in recent years with the largest number of foreign leaders attending.

on the evening of september 4, president xi jinping and his wife peng liyuan held a banquet at the great hall of the people in beijing to welcome african and international guests who came to china to attend the beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation. this is a group photo of xi jinping and peng liyuan with the guests before the banquet. photo by xinhua news agency reporter ding lin

at present, the world is undergoing a century-old change that is accelerating. china and africa must unite and strengthen themselves and work together to promote modernization, which will surely set a new example for building a community with a shared future for mankind.

the lights were on at dusk, and the north hall of the great hall of the people was brightly lit. the red carpet was rolled out, and the flag formation consisting of the chinese national flag, more than 50 african national flags and the african union flag was magnificent and passionate.