A group of disabled Chinese performers staged a gorgeous
performance for wives of the leaders of 20 African delegations who
came Beijing for the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa
Cooperation (FOCAC).
The performance, themed on "My Dream" and staged by the China's
Disabled People's Arts Troupe and 22 African children, included
repertoire dance Bodhisattva Kwan-yin and vocal solo Edelweiss.
The African guests were accompanied by Liu Yongqing, wife of
President Hu Jintao, and Gu Xiulian, vice chairwoman of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top
legislature.
The Beijing Summit highlighting "friendship, peace, cooperation
and development" concluded here on Sunday, with a declaration and
an action plan adopted to facilitate "a new type of strategic
partnership" between China and Africa.
(Xinhua News Agency November 6, 2006)