Zhong Jianhua

The meeting between Khartoum's hawkish Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Kurti and China's Africa envoy Zhong Jianhua on 16 June over Sudan's plans to cut South Sudan's export pipeline shows both the seriousness of the latest crisis and the battle for propaganda advantage...

China’s Special Envoy to Africa Zhong Jianhua confirmed that Beijing had not offered an $8 bn...

Before the Mali donors’ conference in Addis Ababa in late January Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hong Lei had said that China would consider supporting AFISMA and Beijing sent its Special Envoy Zhong Jianhua to the summit...

Of particular note is the appointment of Zhong Jianhua the former Ambassador to South Africa as Special Envoy to Africa...

After meeting officials from both countries before the latest round of talks China’s Special Envoy for Africa Zhong Jianhua predicted the Khartoum and Juba governments would reach an agreement to allow oil production to restart while they continue to negotiate the exact location of their shared border...

’ The Foreign Affairs Ministry promised that Zhong Jianhua Special Envoy to Africa would make his second visit to Juba and Khartoum ‘soon’...

His replacement Zhong Jianhua who has been Ambassador to South Africa since 2007 will have to deal with the aftermath of the Petrodar debacle...

While FOCAC IV brought more concessions to the poorest African countries on 15 September Chinese Ambassador to South Africa Zhong Jianhua confirmed that China would no longer curb its textiles exports under the guise of protecting local industry...

The career of China’s new Ambassador to South Africa Zhong Jianhua hints at the importance Beijing places on its biggest trade partner in Africa...