In his message on the 2026 China-Africa Year of Cultural and People-to-People Communication, Xi Jinping emphasized that this initiative will strengthen the friendship between the two sides and give new impetus to dialogue among civilizations.
Xi Jinping stated that the declaration of 2026 as the Year of Cultural and People-to-People Communication, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Africa, represents an important consensus reached between himself and African leaders. He stressed that this step is an important one to further deepen China-Africa friendship under new historical conditions.
Source/CGTN Türk
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