On October 17, 2024, Ambassador Fan Yong received a TV interview with Titus Mbuya from Mmegi, a Botswana media, to introduce the outcomes of the 2024 FOCAC summit and the development of China-Botswana relations.
In the interview, Ambassador Fan reviewed the history of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Botswana over the past 50 years, stressing that China and Botswana have enjoyed profound traditional friendship and have always supported each other for common development. The heads of state of China and Botswana successfully met at the 2024 FOCAC summit and jointly announced the establishment of a strategic partnership, bringing bilateral relations to a new high. The two sides will take the implementation of the outcomes of the summit as an opportunity to continuously promote the development of bilateral relations.
Mbuya thanked Ambassador Fan for the introduction, which allowed more people in Botswana to know about China and Botswana-China relations. He hoped that bilateral cooperation could bring more benefits to the people of Botswana.