国内英语新闻:Chinese ambassador presents letter of credence to AU chief

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Xie Xiaoyan, the newly appointed Chinese ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) on Friday presented his letter of credence to Jean Ping, chairperson of the AU Commission (AUC) at his office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

After presenting the credential letter to Ping at the AU headquarters, Ambassador Xie held talks with the AUC chief on the relations and cooperation between China and the union of 54 member countries.

The Chinese government has constructed a state-of-the-art office complex and conference hall for the AU with an outlay of around 125 million U.S. dollars, a project that demonstrates the friendship between China and Africa.