| Late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping on Wednesday night was honored by Egypt's Afro-Asia Writers Organization for his outstanding contribution to China and the world peace.
Deng was one of the five people who were honored and awarded a medal. The four others included late Malian first president ModiboKeita, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, former Egyptian prosecutor general and chairman of Shura Council (the upper house of parliament)'s legislative and constitutional affairs committee Ragaa Al-Arabi and Egyptian journalist Galal Dwidar.
The awarding of medals aimed to honor the great people for their contribution to social development and world peace, the organization's President Magdy Morgan told Xinhua.
"Deng was a great man and China is a great country. Egypt would like to learn from China's development experience," he said.
"Deng devoted his life to China's cause of revolution, opening up and reform to find a suitable way for China's development, which ensures China to realize prosperity and development and makes China an example for developing countries," said Wu Sike, Chinese ambassador to Egypt.
The late Chinese leader also proposed the concept of "one country, two systems" and stressed the establishment of new international political and economic order, Wu added.
The Chinese diplomat said the honor was not only to remember Deng and also an affirmation and recognition of the achievements of China's social development, as well as a representation of the friendship between Asia, Africa and Latin America. |
