Tourism, culture help cement China-Tanzania ties: officials-Xinhua

Chinese artists perform at the closing ceremony of the 2024 China-Tanzania Tourism and Culture Year in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel Herman/Xinhua)

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) — Senior officials from the Chinese and Tanzanian governments have identified tourism and culture as two factors that helped cement ties between the two countries.

A closing ceremony of the 2024 China-Tanzania Tourism and Culture Year and celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries was held in the port city of Dar es Salaam Monday night.

Speaking at the event, the officials observed that tourism and culture not only helped stimulate economic development but also promoted people-to-people exchanges and…