Kenyan president arrives in Beijing for China-Africa summit

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (R Front) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Nov. 2, 2006. Mwai Kibaki is in Beijing for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which is scheduled for Nov. 4-5. (Xinhua Photo)

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki arrived here on Thursday for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

A total of 48 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China will participate in the two-day summit, which is scheduled to start on Nov. 4.

China established diplomatic relations with Kenya on Dec. 14, 1963. Mwai Kibaki visited China in 2005, and Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Kenya in 2006.

Kenya is now a tourism destination for Chinese tourists. Bilateral Trade totaled 475 million U.S. dollars in 2005.