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Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa Ethiopia was the key target for the regional tour by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the week ending 10 January...
Wang Yi used his visit to Addis Ababa to meet with African Union Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf former Foreign Minister of Djibouti with the AU later issuing a statement on 8 January that it ‘reaffirmed its firm commitment to the One-China principle… Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory...
Hassan Sheikh's relations with Washington are sharply deteriorating after the Donald Trump administration's decision to suspend aid after the Federal Bureau of Investigations launched a probe into alleged fraud worth over US$250 million by Somali migrants in Minnesota as well as Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland's independence Wang Yi had been expected to underscore China's support for Somalia's territorial integrity (AC Vol 67 No 1 Trump allies split over Mogadishu as Israel recognises breakaway Somaliland)...
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Bejing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi is stopping off in Tanzania on his annual swing though Africa in January...
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Maseru in early January stirring hopes he will offer expanded tariff-free access to China's market to compensate for US measures...
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As news of Rubio's snub spread China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed his attendance at the summit endorsing South Africa's agenda for the G20 Presidency...
Vol 65 No 3 |
- TUNISIA
- CHINA
When China's foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in the capital his Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar billed it as a sign of his country's strategic importance to Beijing...
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...
Vol 63 No 17 |
- CHINA
- AFRICA
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...
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Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Eritrea in January in what was seen as a response to the United States sanctions against President Issayas Afewerki's government for its role in the war in Tigray...
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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...
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