Chinese President, Xi Jinping has sent a special envoy, Hao Mingjin, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama on Jan. 7 in Accra, the capital city of Ghana.
Hao, also the Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, was invited by the Ghanaian government to represent President Xi Jinping at the ceremony.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, disclosed this at the ministry’s regular virtual news conference in Beijing.
Guo, also Deputy Director-General of the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy, said the move would highlight the strong diplomatic ties between China and Ghana
This, according to the spokesperson, would advance China’s commitment to strengthening its relationships with African nations.
“President Xi Jinping’s special envoy and Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Hao Mingjin will attend Mahama’s inauguration at the invitation of the government of Ghana.”
Guo revealed that Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi’s visit to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Chad marked the 35th by a Chinese foreign minister to Africa, and the first overseas destination in 2025.
The spokesperson described China as the world’s largest developing country and Africa as home to the largest number of developing countries, saying China and Africa shared a time-honoured friendship.
“Under the personal guidance of President Xi, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held in 2024..
“China-Africa relations entered the new phase of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.
“The tradition for Chinese foreign ministers to start year-round overseas visits with a trip to Africa speaks to the profound friendship between China and Africa, and the continuity of China’s friendly cooperation with Africa.
“China always believes that Africa is never the lost continent but the land of hope and source of dynamism,” Guo said.
