President Xi Jinping met with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Beijing on Wednesday, calling for building the China-Tanzania relationship into a model of China-Africa relations and Global South cooperation.
Hassan is in Beijing to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled from Wednesday to Friday.
"You are welcome to China to attend the FOCAC. Tanzania is the birthplace of China's Africa policy in the new era. In 2013, I put forth the guiding principles of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith in our Africa policy in Tanzania. In a world undergoing changes unseen in a century, the China-Tanzania relations have transcended beyond the bilateral scope and aligns with the historical trend of growth and development of Global South. China is ready to work with Tanzania to build our relationship into a model for China-Africa relations and Global South cooperation, so as to make greater contributions to pushing the building of a community with a shared future for mankind," said Xi.
Hassan highlighted the importance of FOCAC in shaping China-Africa relations.
"Your Excellency, I'm honored and privileged to meet with you once again. I still vividly remember the candid discussion we had on matters of mutual interest, and thank you for the FOCAC invitation. Indeed, this summit has continued to play a vital role in shaping Chinese-African relations," said Hassan.
Xi calls for building China-Tanzania relationship into model of China-Africa relations, Global South cooperation
Xi calls for building China-Tanzania relationship into model of China-Africa relations, Global South cooperation
The Montreux Jazz Festival China opened on the shore of Jinji Lake in Suzhou on Friday, providing an audio-visual feast to jazz fans that flocked there and bridging the cultural exchange between the East and the West.
This is the third time for the event to be held in China, with this edition themed "When West Meets East".
Upward of 100 Chinese and foreign musicians staged more than 20 performances during the three-day event, covering various music styles such as jazz, rock, electronic music, and pop, creating a cultural feast for the audience.
"It's great to discover a small part of China, because in three days -- I won't see a lot, but I really like to see how Chinese people are enjoying music. Yesterday evening during the concert of 'Earth, Wind and Fire', everyone was dancing. It was really lively , and really nice to enjoy this music together. Through music, we can understand each other. Sometimes it's very difficult to understand each other through the languages, and also sometimes with cultural gap. But through music we gather everyone around the emotions and the pleasure to share this kind of moment. This is why we promote the cultural exchange, in Montreux in Switzerland and also here, of course, in Suzhou. So we are very happy, and we hope to, maybe, welcome emerging musicians from China in Montreux," said Viviane Rychner Raouf, secretary general of Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation.
The concert "Earth, Wind and Fire Experience" mentioned by Raouf was given by Al McKay, one of the world's best Rhythm and Blues groups, and it provided a swing party to spectators.
Swiss music promoter Claude Nobs, who died in 2013, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 and built it into an international festival and event platform for music lovers.
Since its creation, the festival under its slogan "Where Legends Are Born" has seen many iconic live music performances.
World-renowned music festival held in Suzhou
