Expressing his gratitude for the huge benefits the Belt and Road Initiative has brought to his country and the people, Kenyan student Jamlick Mwangi Kariuki said he expects more people's engagement in China-Africa cooperation in the future.

Last year, Kariuki and over 40 other Kenyan students and alumni of Beijing Jiaotong University wrote a letter to President Xi Jinping and also presented a special gift: A ticket to ride the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway. Xi replied back earlier this year.