From March 6 to 8, Ambassador Yang Xiaokun, the Chinese Ambassador to Lesotho, led a delegation of over 30 people including representatives from the Chinese Embassy in Lesotho, Chinese enterprises and the Chinese community in Lesotho to participate in the 2025 Moshoeshoe Walk and completed the 60-plus kilometers of the first and third days of the event. His Majesty King Letsie III, Her Majesty Queen ‘Masenate, the Speaker of the National Assembly, several cabinet ministers, and over a thousand hikers from various countries participated in the event. People's Daily covered the event.
Ambassador Yang interacted warmly with Lesotho's political leaders and the public along the way and on social media, congratulating the successful holding of the event and expressing that it would greatly enhance Lesotho's global visibility. Yang emphasized that China attaches importance to and participates in Lesotho's historical and cultural activities, and is willing to deepen the friendship between the two peoples and continuously enrich the connotations of the China-Lesotho strategic partnership.
The Moshoeshoe Walk began in 2007, covering a total distance of 116 kilometers and lasting for three days. It aims to retrace the route taken by King Moshoeshoe I before the founding of Basotho Nation.