Wang Yi’s visit added two new partners for the BRI, among other agreements.
January 12, 2021
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, left, and Tanzania’s then-Foreign Minister Dr. Augustine Mahiga attend a press conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Monday Jan. 9, 2017.
Credit: AP Photo/Khalfan Said
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Over the weekend, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his tour to five countries in Africa, upholding a 30-plus year tradition of China’s top diplomat starting the new year with the first international visit to the continent. The trip brought Wang to a disparate group of destinations: Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, and Seychelles.