On November 9, 2026, Ambassador Fan Yong puts an article titled  “Charting a New Chapter in China-Botswana Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership” in People’s Daily.

In the golden autumn of October, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Botswana’s President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko paid a state visit to China. This is President Boko’s first visit to China since taking office, marking another important historic milestone in the bilateral relations on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of China-Botswana diplomatic ties. During the visit, President Xi Jinping held warm, friendly, and fruitful talks with President Boko. The two heads of state issued a Joint Statement and jointly decided to elevate China-Botswana relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Standing at a new historical starting point, the two heads of state have charted the course for China-Botswana relations. The two sides enjoy broad prospects and great potential for mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields.

Political mutual trust has reached a new leap. Inter-party exchanges have reached new heights. Mining cooperation is a top priority in China-Botswana cooperation. During the visit, President Xi Jinping put forth a Four-Point Proposition on China-Botswana and China-Africa mining cooperation, and the two sides signed cooperation documents in areas including security, mining, health, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Cultural exchanges have displayed new vitality.     

Nothing, not even mountains and seas, can separate people with common goals and ideals. China and Botswana will work in close coordination to actively translate the important consensus reached by the two heads of state into more tangible outcomes, jointly charting a new chapter in the China-Botswana comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.