(260108) -- ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The launching ceremony of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges is held at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Jan. 8, 2026. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, read out a congratulatory letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping at the event and delivered a keynote speech. (Xinhua/Han Xu)