Taking the stage together

Editor's note:China and Kenya marked 60 years of diplomatic ties on Dec 14, with the two countries mutually benefiting from people-to-people exchanges over the years and fostering stronger cultural bonds.

Chinese training helps Kenyan acrobats shine

When Mathias Kavita was 13 in 1983, he had never heard about acrobatics. A trip by the young gymnast alongside 23 other teenagers to the Chinese embassy in Kenya's capital Nairobi introduced him to the field after he watched a film about it.