On June 18, 2025, the China Public Diplomacy Association held a special exchange session of the Linjia 7 Salon-Press Conference at the press briefing hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Secretary-General of the Chinese Follow-up Committee of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and Director-General of the Department of African Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Du Xiaohui interacted with attending journalists on topics such as China-Africa relations, the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the FOCAC, and the recent successful Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the FOCAC. The event was attended by 28 journalists from the African branch of the China International Press Communication Center and approximately 40 journalists from major domestic media outlets such as Xinhua News Agency, China Media Group, and People's Daily.
Du Xiaohui gave an in-depth elaboration on the rich substance of President Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter to the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the FOCAC, comprehensively introduced the "early harvests" from the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit, and answered questions.