Ms. Deng Yaping, former Chinese table tennis player and deputy secretary general of People's Daily and council member of CNIE, delivers a speech at the meeting. [China.org.cn/Lin Liyao]
The plenary session of the 2012 China-Africa People's Forum opens today in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Over 300 representatives from Chinese and African non-governmental organizations, along with officials from the United Nations and the African Union, are attending the meeting.