Liberia: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi invites his Liberian counterpart, Beysolow-Nyanti, to China - FrontPageAfrica

BEIJING, People’s Republic of China – Liberia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mme. Sara Beysolow-Nyanti has arrived in Beijing for an official visit at the invitation of the Chinese Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Wang Yi.

According to a dispatch from Beijing, the two ministers will hold bilateral talks on Tuesday, 19 May, followed by a dinner hosted in Minister Beysolow-Nyanti’s honor by H. E. Wang Yi, also a Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Discussions are expected to highlight Liberia’s commitment to strengthening bilateral ties with China and strengthening multilateral cooperation, and enhancing coordination to advance reforms of the United Nations Security Council and its subsidiary bodies to promote greater effectiveness and inclusivity.

This visit reflects the vision of His Excellency President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., and President Xi Jinping that has elevated Liberia–China relations to a “strategic partnership,” as proposed during the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. Liberia intends to continue deepening collaboration in ways that deliver “win-win” outcomes for both countries.

Minister Beysolow-Nyanti will later hold talks with Mr. Chen Xiaodong, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA).

CIDCA serves as China’s lead agency for development cooperation, responsible for setting strategic guidelines, policies, and plans. It coordinates and advises on major aid initiatives, identifies priority programs, and oversees their implementation through supervision and evaluation.

During her stay, the Liberian Foreign Minister will address students and faculty at the China Foreign Affairs University on Liberia’s foreign policy, economic diplomacy, peacebuilding, and its role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

She will also travel to Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, and visit the Liberia Chamber of Commerce trade office in that city and later meet with the Secretary of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, Mayor Qin Weizhong, and municipal officials, following up on the April 2025 visit of a 19-member Chinese delegation to Liberia. That mission advanced cooperation in trade, investment, cultural exchange, and agriculture.

The visit to Shenzhen builds on momentum from the inaugural China-Liberia Trade and Investment Promotion Forum, held in September 2024 under the theme “China and Liberia Cooperating in Building a High-Level China–Africa Community with a Shared Future in the Spirit of FOCAC.”  It was hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Liberia with support from the African Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shenzhen Municipal Government.

The Foreign Minister is accompanied by the Deputy Minister for International Cooperation, Dr. Ibrahim Nyei, and the Assistant Minister and Chief of Office Staff, Madam Saran Kaba Jones.