Shadrack Kapaito stood in the shade of the only tall tree outside Olasiti village, near Kenya's Amboseli National Park, and waited to greet his special guests.
Experts say Chinese agricultural demonstration centers have significantly helped train personnel and increase crop production, but their performance could be improved through a better understanding of African countries' needs and situations.
Chinese culture will gain popularity in Africa with increasing economic interaction between the two sides, creating a market for Chinese media content on the African continent, said Koos Bekker, chairman of the South African media company Naspers.
Though Africa's clean energy market faces roadblocks, such as insufficient infrastructure and financing channels, the continent is a gold mine for many Chinese companies due to its abundant solar and nuclear resources.
When Xi Jinping's entourage drove from the airport to downtown Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, tens of thousands of Zimbabweans and overseas Chinese clogged both sides of the highway, greeting the Chinese president with banners and flags.
Chinese and South African officials called for more enhanced media cooperation between China and Africa to have a bigger voice in the world and create "win-win" development for both sides.
While waiting in line at a pizza restaurant in Harare, I was asked by a local resident named Simon how popular Huawei cellphones were in China. He asked this as he showed me a new Huawei P8 bought locally, which he said was the "coolest phone" he had ever used.
The Chinese language is playing a greater role in Zimbabwe's basic education system and can advance cultural links and understanding, said education professionals.
Zimbabwe expects closer collaboration with China in industrialization and an increased role for the renminbi in the market, said the country's ambassador to China, Paul Chikawa.
Editor's note: Over the past two years, the China-Africa Press Center, which is based in Beijing, has invited two groups of journalists from more than 10 African countries to China to participate in a variety of media events and witness firsthand the changes going on in China. Here, some of them share their experiences and views with China Daily.
Editor's note: Over the past two years, the China-Africa Press Center, which is based in Beijing, has invited two groups of journalists from more than 10 African countries to China to participate in a variety of media events and witness firsthand the changes going on in China. Here, some of them share their experiences and views with China Daily.
Editor's note: Over the past two years, the China-Africa Press Center, which is based in Beijing, has invited two groups of journalists from more than 10 African countries to China to participate in a variety of media events and witness firsthand the changes going on in China. Here, some of them share their experiences and views with China Daily.
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