MESSAGES FROM A TIME-HONORED TRIP
State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to five African countries continued the diplomatic tradition passed down for 31 years that China’s top diplomat starts his first trip abroad in a year with an African destination. This not only demonstrates the friendship between the two sides but also reflects the important position of Africa in China’s diplomacy.
The countries visited by the foreign minister were very representative: Nigeria in West Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa, Botswana in the south, Tanzania in the east, and the island nation of Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Nigeria has a population of more
