On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, at the Great Hall of the People, President Xi Jinping met with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who came to China for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
On February 5, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message to the 35th African Union Summit to extend warm congratulations to the African countries and people.
On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, Premier Li Keqiang met with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene, who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, who was on a visit to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, at the Great Hall of the People.
On the afternoon of February 5, 2022, Premier Li Keqiang met with Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) James Marape via video link at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
President Xi Jinping declared the 24th Olympic Winter Games open at the National Stadium in Beijing on the night of Feb 4.
On the morning of February 5, 2022 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Premier Li Keqiang met with Singaporean President Halimah Yacob, who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
On the morning of February 5, 2022 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Premier Li Keqiang met with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.