Ethiopian receives surprise response from major VIP

Hannah Getachew, who took part in a forum for young people held earlier this year in China, shared on Thursday her excitement after President Xi Jinping replied to a letter that she had penned to him.

"Today, something big happened. And I mean big. President Xi read my letter - and replied!" Getachew said in an article posted on the website of Black Livity China, an organization in which she is a member.

The Ethiopian was one of 73 participants from 51 countries at the Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage Along the Silk Road, which was held in May.