Youth and Innovation Drive China-Africa Exchanges in 2026
2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, uniting youth, innovation and culture as key pillars for future cooperation.
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2026 marks the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, uniting youth, innovation and culture as key pillars for future cooperation.
China’s shift to institutionalized openness in 2025—from the Belt and Road to Hainan FTP—offers a new model for global stability and transparent cooperation.
Chinese FM Wang Yi’s Dec 12-13 visit to the UAE strengthened the China-UAE strategic partnership across trade, energy, Belt and Road, and regional peace initiatives.
Kenya is transforming its Mombasa–Nairobi corridor into a modern four-to-six-lane highway through a China-backed PPP, aiming to boost East African trade.
On Monday in Nairobi, around 200 attendees explored the English edition of the fifth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, diving into China-Africa cooperation and modernization insights.
Chinese premier Li Qiang and King Tupou VI sign an Enhanced Economic Partnership Agreement to boost China-Tonga trade, investment, and multi-sector cooperation.
Wang Yi and Malaysia’s security chief vow to safeguard WWII victory legacy and deepen cooperation, aligning China’s 15th Five-Year Plan with Malaysia’s 13th plan across rail, parks, AI and energy.
China and Tajikistan launch their first strategic dialogue in Dushanbe to boost trade, security and cultural ties.
On Nov 21, 2025, the Chinese mainland’s FM Wang Yi and Uzbekistan’s FM Bakhtiyor Saidov held their 2nd strategic dialogue, vowing stronger ties in trade, rail, green energy, security and culture.
On Nov 19 in Bishkek, China’s FM Wang Yi and Kyrgyz FM Jeenbek Kulubaev launched their first foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue to boost cooperation in trade, infrastructure and culture.