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Assistant Foreign Minister Deng Li Addresses the Opening Ceremony of the 6th China-Africa Youth Festival via Video Link

2021-10-20 18:43

On October 19, 2021, the 6th  China-Africa Youth Festival kicked off in Beijing. Chairman of China Soong Ching  Ling Foundation Wang Jiarui, Nigerian Ambassador to China Baba Ahmad Jidda  attended and addressed the opening ceremony via video link. A total of more than  100 representatives of Chinese and African youth and young African students in  Beijing attended the ceremony offline. Assistant Foreign Minister Deng Li  addressed the opening ceremony via video link.

Deng Li said in his speech that  this year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of  China (CPC). Themed "reviewing the past century of the CPC, pooling the  intelligence and commitment of the youth, jointly writing a new chapter of the  common development of China and Africa", the festival encourages the  representatives of Chinese and African youth to learn from history, deliberate  the destiny of nation and the future of China-Africa relations, and shoulder the  historical mission of developing China-Africa relations in the new era.

Deng Li pointed out that the  youth carry the ardent hope for China-Africa friendship, and play an  irreplaceable and important role in China-Africa cooperation. Many measures of  the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) are planned for the youth. The new  session of FOCAC will be held in Senegal at the end of this year, and China and  African countries will launch more new measures of cooperation that meet the  evolving circumstances and respective needs. The momentum of China-Africa  cooperation is growing even stronger, providing Chinese and African youth with  an increasingly wider platform to put their talent to good use.

Deng Li stressed that at present,  China-Africa relations are facing new situations that demand new commitment and  new achievements. He hopes that Chinese and African youth will continue to be  the defenders of China-Africa solidarity and the pioneers of China-Africa  cooperation, keep promoting the mutual understanding and friendship between the  Chinese and African people, and provide a strong driving force for the economic  development of China and Africa and China-Africa cooperation.

China-Africa Youth Festival is a  brand activity within the framework of FOCAC, which has been held annually since  2016. This event is hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and organized by  the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation. Representatives of Chinese and African  youth will participate in the Youth Roundtable, visit the Museum of the CPC,  high-tech enterprises and venues for Beijing Olympic Winter Games, and listen to  lectures on China's foreign aids.


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