State House, Abuja – Days after his return from France, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is preparing for a trip to the People’s Republic of China.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Tinubu to travel to China
According to Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s special adviser on media and publicity, the Chinese trip will take place in the first week of September 2024.
As reported by NTA News, Ngelale said the China engagement is part of the present administration’s efforts to uplift the well-being of Nigerians.
Daily Trust reported that in China, Tinubu is expected to meet with President Xi Jinping of China where Some Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed.
President Tinubu will also meet with ten Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of companies in China in the areas of Oil and gas, Aluminum production, Agriculture and Satellite Technology.
Why Tinubu will attend the China Forum
The Punch reported that Tinubu will attend the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation slated to hold in Beijing from September 4 to Friday, September 6.
The summit, themed, “Joining hands to advance modernisation and build a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future”, would have leaders of African member states, representatives of relevant African regional organisations, and also international organisations in attendance.
On July 25, 2024, China’s vice minister of foreign affairs, Mr Chen Xiaodong, visited Nigeria and delivered an invitation to Tinubu, telling the Nigerian leader that “he is an important leader and strategist in Africa.” Xiaodong further added that his visit to China and “meeting with President Xi Jinping would open up more discussions and opportunities for Nigeria and Africa.”
The ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is being elevated to a Summit of the Heads of State and Government and it will be the fourth of such summits since the founding of the forum in 2000.
