China setting key example in poverty fight, Mutharika says

Malawi wants to use China as an example to guide its people from poverty to prosperity, Malawian President Peter Mutharika said in Beijing on Friday.

"We come to China to learn our lessons. China's history is a great lesson to Africa," Mutharika said in a speech at the University of International Business and Economics.

The inspiring history of China shows it is possible for an African country to move from poverty to prosperity, he added.