Chinese embassy offers Kenyan online content creators trip to China

An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 27, 2024 shows the Jiuyanlou and Jiankou sections of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

The Chinese embassy on Tuesday invited Kenyan online content creators to visit China.

NAIROBI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese embassy on Tuesday invited Kenyan online content creators to visit China.

The Chinese Embassy in Kenya said in a notice that the content creators will visit several major cities, explore China's dynamic economy, rich culture, and fascinating history, and create content.

"We are inviting you to visit some major Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing at the end of September and experience the real China firsthand," the embassy said.

This photo taken on Aug. 16, 2024 shows the Jiayu Pass, a famed part of the Great Wall, in Jiayuguan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

Kenya and China enjoy bilateral relations that date back nearly 61 years when Beijing opened its embassy in Nairobi soon after the East African country gained independence.

Kenya is one of the countries in Africa with a vibrant online community where content creation is thriving.

Chinese social media platform TikTok is one of the most popular in Kenya, with the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023 observing that 54 percent of Kenyans it sampled used TikTok, the highest proportion worldwide.