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Wang Yi's tour launches the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, reinforcing political trust and AU's firm One-China policy amid regional sovereignty tensions.
- On Jan 8, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met AU leaders at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the African Union reaffirmed the One-China policy.
- The trip coincided with regional tensions after Israel's Dec 26 recognition of Somaliland , which the African Union strongly criticized and China opposes due to Taiwan.
- Wang used the AU visit to launch the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, stressing political trust and follow-up from the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation with education, culture and youth exchange programs.
- Mr Wang will visit Somalia, which reaffirmed the One-China principle this week, and plans to travel to Tanzania and Lesotho in the coming days.
- China's annual early-year outreach reflects a long-standing practice tied to Africa's structural importance and its 54 UN member states, the largest regional voting bloc influencing global governance.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi launched an African tour this Wednesday that will last until January 12. Like all the tours made by his predecessors in office, this is expected to be a success for Beijing. In addition to visiting Somalia, Tanzania and Lesotho, he will combine his meetings with attending a fundamental event for relations between Africa and China: the launch of the "China-Africa Year of Exchanges among Peoples" at the headquarter…
China's top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes
China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern and southern Africa as Beijing seeks to secure key shipping routes and resource supply lines.
African Union reaffirms 'One China' policy in FM visit
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 The African Union reaffirmed its commitment to the "One China" policy, denying Taiwan's independence, during a visit by China's top diplomat Wang Yi to its headquarters in Ethiopia on Thursday. Wang was at the start of a visit to several east African countries at a time when the region has been shaken by Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia
The Government of Ethiopia today rejected "all forms of independence of Taiwan" and reaffirmed its support for the principle of "one Chinese only", considering the island a province of Chinese territory. The position was expressed in a joint communiqué after a meeting in Adis Abeba between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Gedion Timothewos, and the Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, who is visiting the African continent. "Ethiopia reaffir…
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