Source: China State Council Information Office
From Jan. 4-8, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid official visits to five African countries – Nigeria, Congo, Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles. The Chinese foreign minister’s new year’s trip to Africa has become an unwritten tradition that has taken place annually for the past 31 years.
The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been unable to stop either the Chinese foreign minister’s visit or the development of China-Africa friendship. Wang traveled to the continent to discuss the joint fight against the pandemic with African leaders and help boost the traditional friendship in the post-pandemic period.