The inaugural Asian-African youth festival, which brought together about 400 young people from the two continents for four days, ended here yesterday with the China-Africa Summit beginning in Guangzhou today. The Asian-African Youth Summit is the brainchild of Chinese leader President Xi Jinping and seeks to keep alive the Bandung Spirit of solidarity, friendship and cooperation.
At a farewell gathering in Beijing, youths expressed gratitude to China for hosting the event and pledged to keep alive the ideals of friendship.
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