On the morning of April 24, 2025, Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, chatted over tea in Beijing with Rachel Ruto, wife of Kenyan President, who is accompanying Kenyan President William Ruto on a state visit to China.

Hailing the longstanding friendship between China and Kenya, Peng Liyuan said the two countries have fostered good cooperation in education, sports, agriculture and other fields, expressing her expectations for closer exchanges and stronger friendship between the two peoples. Peng Liyuan introduced China's achievements in targeted poverty alleviation, and expressed appreciation for Rachel Ruto's long-term dedication to social welfare and consistent focus on women's education and empowerment. Peng Liyuan expressed her hope that the two sides will share useful experience to jointly promote the development of poverty alleviation and the cause of women and children in both countries.

Rachel Ruto introduced the work she has done over the years in empowering women and supporting women's entrepreneurship. She highly praised Peng Liyuan's long-term contributions to promoting the development of the cause of women and children in African countries including Kenya. Rachel Ruto said she will continue to contribute to strengthening people-to-people and cultural exchanges and deepening traditional friendship between the two countries.