Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Xi noted that FOCAC has become an effective mechanism for advancing practical cooperation between China and Africa and a fine example of South-South cooperation. He believed that with joint efforts from both sides, the summit will make new contributions to the modernization of African countries and the building of a China-Africa community with a shared future.