On December 5, Senegalese President Macky Sall honored Li Xiaolin, President of CPAFFC, with the Commander of the Order of Merit at the Presidential Palace on the sidelines of the 6th Afrocities Summit held in Dakar, capital of Senegal.

Sall said, he and Li held cordial and friendly talks on Senegal-China relations and the development history of the Communist Party of China. Li was honored with the Commander of the Order of Merit, in appreciation of the contributions she made to promote the people-to-people and local-government exchanges and cooperation between Senegal and China as well as between Africa and China. Sall deeply respects the first generation of Chinese state leaders for leading Chinese people to found New China through arduous struggle, and highly appreciates various generations of Chinese state leaders for actively exploring the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and leading Chinese people to achieve splendid economic and social development.

Li said, it was her great honor to receive the Order of Merit. She thought that it was not only her personal honor, but also the profound friendship from President Sall and the Senegalese government to the old-generation of Chinese revolutionists, and the Chinese government and people. She would like to continue to work hand in hand with Senegal, to further the people-to-people diplomacy and local government exchanges between China and Senegal and improve the well-being of the peoples of both countries.

President Li Xiaolin led the Chinese Local Government Delegation, consisting of senior officials from 7 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China, to attend the 6th Afrocities Summit and the 1st China-Africa Governors & Mayos Dialogue in Dakar, Senegal.