China’s new foreign minister heads to Africa for first trip

BEIJING, 10 January 2023, (TON): The Foreign Ministry announced “China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang is starting his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries.”

Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the United States, will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from Jan. 9-16, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily media briefing. In Egypt, Qin will also meet the secretary-general of the Arab League.

The new foreign minister is following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who have for more than three decades started each year with a trip to Africa.

Wang said “it shows that China attaches great importance to the traditional friendship with Africa and the development of China-Africa relations.”

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