On January 8, 2022, local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid jointly met the press in Malé.
On January 8, 2022 local time, Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met in Malé with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was visiting the Maldives upon invitation.
On January 8, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani over his infection with COVID-19.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. Wang Yi refuted the allegation that China's cooperation with Africa has created a "debt trap".
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. A reporter asked how China viewed the current situation in the Horn of Africa.
On January 7, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a verbal message to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal in Moroni.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo in Mombasa.