00:00As Foreign Minister Wang Yi flew to Ethiopia to begin his week-long Africa tour, two milestones
00:12stood out.
00:14This year marks the 70th anniversary of the start of diplomatic relations between China
00:20and Africa.
00:21It is also the 36th consecutive year that a Chinese Foreign Minister has visited Africa
00:27as its first overseas destination of the year, an indication of the importance of this relationship.
00:35At a meeting with Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, Wang Yi said China was ready to
00:41work with Ethiopia to strengthen development strategies and elevate their all-weather strategic
00:46partnership.
00:48The Chinese Foreign Minister urged Ethiopia to leverage China's zero-tariff policy for
00:53African countries by strengthening diplomatic relations with China.
00:58The two countries say they wish to boost economic and trade cooperation as soon as possible and
01:03advance high-quality belt-and-rod cooperation between China and Africa.
01:09Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, meanwhile, maintained Ethiopia's backing for the One-China policy
01:15and pledged deeper bilateral cooperation with Beijing.
01:19Wang Yi also attended the launch of the 2026 China-Africa Year of the People-to-People exchanges
01:25with the chairperson of the African Union, Mahmoud Ali Youssef.
01:30The two diplomats exchanged views on how to jointly advance modernization, global governance,
01:37China's zero-tariff measures for Africa and peace and development in the Horn of Africa.
01:42Later, Wang Yi held talks with Ethiopia's Foreign Minister Gideon Temudeus.
01:48The second leg of Wang Yi's tour was in the East African country of Tanzania.
01:53Here, China's Foreign Minister held talks with President Samia Suluhu-Hassan.
01:58Wang Yi emphasized that their bilateral ties are based on mutual trust and support and their
02:04cooperation is characterized by mutual assistance and shared progress.
02:10On her part, President Suluhu recognized China's contribution to Africa's economic and social
02:16development.
02:16Later, in a meeting with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Nkombou, the two leaders discussed
02:23plans to boost port development, expand projects backed by the Forum for China-Africa Corporation
02:30and Dippen Tread Corporation.
02:33They also identified ways to improve China-Africa ties to jointly uphold justice and to advocate
02:39mutual benefit.
02:41The third and final leg was in Lesotho, a small kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa.
02:48Here, Wang Yi held talks with the nation's Foreign Minister on strengthening bilateral relations.
02:55In a joint communique, they agreed to boost cooperation in areas such as agriculture, water management,
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