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Mandela's visits to China

Updated: 2013-12-13 11:59
( China Daily Africa)

Nelson Mandela visited China twice. The first was in October 1992, when he met Chinese leaders and also went to the Great Wall. Seven years later, he visited China as the president of South Africa. He was welcomed by then Chinese leaders, president Jiang Zemin and premier Zhu Rongji in Beijing, and delivered a speech at Peking University.

 Mandela's visits to China

Nelson Mandela, then South African president, greets students before delivering a speech at Peking University in May 1999. Provided to China Daily

Mandela's visits to China

 Mandela's visits to China

Mandela receives a Chinese painting at a welcome ceremony at Peking University in 1999. Li Gang / for China Daily

(China Daily Africa Weekly 12/13/2013 page10)

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