{"id":2367,"date":"2023-01-09T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2367"},"modified":"2023-01-09T16:34:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:34:57","slug":"qin-gang-heads-to-africa-for-first-trip-as-chinese-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/09\/qin-gang-heads-to-africa-for-first-trip-as-chinese-foreign-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Qin Gang heads to Africa for first trip as Chinese foreign minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China\u2019s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign ministry announced.<br><br>Qin, who until recently was ambassador to the United States, will visit Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin and Egypt from January 9 to 16, spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a daily media briefing on Monday.<br><br>In Egypt, Qin will also meet the secretary-general of the Arab League.<br><br>The new foreign minister is following in the footsteps of his predecessors, who have for more than 30 years started each year with a trip to Africa.<br><br>\u201cIt shows that China attaches great importance to the traditional friendship with Africa and the development of China-Africa relations,\u201d Wang said.<br><br>Qin, 56, was appointed foreign minister on December 30. He succeeded Wang Yi, 69, who has replaced Yang Jiechi as the government\u2019s top foreign policy official.<br><br>Some commentators have called the China-Africa cooperation a symbiotic relationship from which both parties stand to gain. But there have also been controversies about a perceived \u201cdebt trap\u201d and China\u2019s \u201cpalace diplomacy\u201d \u2013 funding huge infrastructure projects for African governments to secure influence within their ranks.<br><br>And as the United States and France look to rebuild relationships with Africa just as Russia\u2019s sphere of influence is widening, China has been strengthening its footing on the continent.<br><br>The moves demonstrate the increased need to woo Africa at a time of growing global tension and a potential \u201cnew Cold War\u201d, said Stephen Chan, a professor of world politics at the University of London\u2019s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-3407254469\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China\u2019s new foreign minister Qin Gang has started his term with a weeklong trip to five African countries, its foreign ministry announced. 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