The Chinese community in Kenya warmly welcomes Ambassador Deng Hongbo to take up his new post

　　On August 16, the Kenyan Chinese community held a grand banquet at the New Jiangsu Hotel to welcome Ambassador Deng Hongbo and his wife to Kenya. About 100 people, including major representatives of the Kenyan overseas Chinese community, heads of Chinese-funded institutions and enterprises in Kenya, attended the banquet. Ambassador Deng delivered a passionate speech at the banquet. He first conveyed the cordial greetings and best wishes of the motherland's government and people to overseas Chinese in Kenya, Chinese-funded institutions and enterprise personnel, and expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the contribution made by overseas Chinese in Kenya to promoting the construction of the motherland and the great cause of peaceful reunification, and enhancing the friendship between the two peoples. In conjunction with the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ambassador Deng reviewed the brilliant achievements made by New China in the 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, and focused on the resolute and decisive measures taken by our government to achieve the goals of ensuring growth, ensuring people's livelihood, and ensuring stability in the face of the current international financial and economic crisis, as well as the good momentum of my country's economy stabilizing and recovering. He spoke highly of the traditional friendship between China and Kenya and the great development of bilateral relations in recent years. Mr. Han Jun, President of the Federation of Chinese and Overseas Chinese in Kenya and China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, and Mr. Gu Weijiang, President of the Kenya China Economic and Trade Association, respectively delivered welcome speeches, warmly welcoming Ambassador Deng and his wife to take up their posts, and thanked Ambassador Deng and the Embassy for their concern and support for Chinese and overseas Chinese living in Kenya and Chinese-funded institutions and enterprises. They expressed that they would continue to make positive contributions to promoting the friendship between the two peoples, and to the construction of their ancestral countries and the great cause of peaceful reunification.