China's foreign minister Wang Yi earned some kudos at the UN meetings by publicly backing the AU's call for an Africa-specific seat at the G20...

At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in mid-August Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China will 'continue to increase imports from Africa support the greater development of Africa's agricultural and manufacturing sectors and expand co-operation in emerging industries such as the digital economy health green and low-carbon sectors...

Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Issayas during his trip to Asmara on 4-5 January...

And China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi started this year with his customary African tour this year to Egypt Djibouti Eritrea Burundi and Zimbabwe...

The tiny archipelago's 20-year relationship with Taiwan was little-known until it was severed in December when Botelho signed an agreement with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

That is why Foreign Minister Wang Yi has been touring Africa in the new year assuring governments of Beijing's continuing commitment to the continent in a period of growing nationalism and protectionism elsewhere...

The destruction of the ivory stockpile in China coincided with the start of an official tour of four African countries – Ethiopia Djibouti Ghana and Senegal – by Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi...

The report was also well timed conciding with the visit to Europe in late October of China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterparts from 40 African governments came together for the Third Round of Political Consultations during the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in late September in New York...