Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan (L, front) talks with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (R, front) before a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Bi Xiaoyang)
Wife of Cape Verdean Prime Minister (2nd R) experiences a traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage before a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
Guests communicate with each other before a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo (L), Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera (C) and Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi communicate with each other before a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Bi Xiaoyang)
Vice President of Benin Mariam Talata (L) experiences a traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage before a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
Children stage a performance to welcome the guests on their way to a welcome banquet held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 4, 2024. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted the banquet here on Wednesday to welcome the guests attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). (Xinhua/Li Yan)
