Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-09-04T02:12:29Z 2026-09-04T02:12:29Z 2026-09-04 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Zambia Diplomacy Sept 1/2, 2026 Zambia-Presidential Inauguration/Xi's Envoy Xi's special envoy attends Zambian president's inauguration Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Xian Hui attended the inauguration of President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia in Lusaka on Tuesday, at the invitation of the Zambian government. Hichilema met with Xian, who is also the vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at the Community House on Wednesday. Xian conveyed Xi's cordial greetings and best wishes to Hichilema, noting that China is willing to work with Zambia, guided by the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, to carry forward the traditional friendship, deepen political mutual trust and practical cooperation, firmly support each other, strengthen international coordination, and push for greater development of the China-Zambia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership to better benefit the two peoples. For his part, Hichilema asked Xian to convey his sincere greetings to Xi and expressed gratitude to Xi for sending a special envoy to attend his inauguration ceremony. Noting that Zambia is grateful to China for its long-standing and valuable support, Hichilema said that the Zambian side will continue to firmly abide by the one-China principle and actively expand friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation with China in various fields, including new energy, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence. Narration Lusaka, Zambia - Sept 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema's inauguration ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy Xian Hui attending ceremony Lusaka, Zambia - Sept 2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Hichilema, Xian shaking hands 3. Various of meeting between Hichilema, Xian, attendees from two sides