China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with Kenyan President William Ruto in Beijing on Wednesday.
Zhao, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President Ruto, the two countries have carried out Belt and Road cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win results.
China is willing to work with Kenya to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, deepen all-round mutually beneficial cooperation and promote the China-Kenya comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to a new level in the new era, he said.
The NPC of China is willing to work with the Parliament of Kenya to make good use of the legislature exchange mechanism, and provide legal guarantees for practical cooperation between the two countries, Zhao added.
Noting that Kenya and China enjoy profound friendship and extensive common interests, Ruto said Kenya adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in economic, cultural and other fields, and jointly safeguard multilateralism and the multilateral trading system. Ruto laid a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday afternoon.
China's top legislator meets Kenyan president in Beijing
This year's first tourist train linking Beijing with Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, departed from the Beijing West Railway Station on Friday noon, taking more than 450 passengers on a 14-day round trip across the country.
More than 80 percent of the passengers on board Train T175 are senior tourists who have been driving a thriving silver tourism in China in recent years.
A senior woman said she looks forward to visiting the Potala Palace in Lhasa, a UNESCO World Heritage site symbolizing Tibetan Buddhism, which, together with many other popular tourist attractions in Xizang such as Norbulingka, the world's highest, largest, and best-preserved ancient artificial horticultural garden, draws millions of visitors from around the world every year.
"The place I particularly want to see is of course the Potala Palace, because I have longed to visit it since I was a child," she said before boarding the train.
The tourist train, equipped with elderly care devices and carrying a dedicated team of medical professionals, will pass through diverse landscapes on its route.
"Because there are many elderly passengers on board, we have also made full preparations in terms of medical services. The broadcasting cabin is equipped with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and we are traveling with very experienced rescuers from the Red Cross Society of China. This is to ensure that we can deal with any sudden health condition during the journey," said Liu Jie, a train staff member.
Seniors ride 2025's first tourist train from Beijing to Xizang
