On the evening of September 4, the President and First Lady held a banquet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to welcome African and international dignitaries attending the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

September in Beijing, the autumn air. In the magnificent Great Hall of the People, the national flag of China, the national flags of the member states of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the flag of the African Union complement each other. Fifty-one African heads of state and government and their spouses, two presidential representatives, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the Secretary-General of the United Nations have arrived at the Great Hall of the People. They took a group photo.