Liberian President Joseph Nyumah Boakai arrived in Beijing on Wednesday morning to attend the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which will be held in the Chinese capital from Wednesday to Friday.
Located in west Africa, Liberia has a tropical monsoon climate, with an annual average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.
China and Liberia have achieved remarkable results in mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields. China has aided Liberia by funding and implementing the construction of the Barreke Sugar Mill, the SKD Sports Complex, the Tappita Hospital, the office building of the Ministry of Health, the agricultural technology demonstration center and other projects, which have brought tangible benefits to Liberia.
China has been sending experts to Liberia to carry out technical cooperation in bamboo and rattan weaving, vegetable planting and animal husbandry. Chinese enterprises' investment in Liberia has helped the country convert their resource advantages into development achievements.
China and Liberia have signed a trade agreement with payment in cash. In 2023, the bilateral trade volume between China and Liberia reached 9.92 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 32 percent year on year.
The two countries have maintained close exchanges in the fields of culture, youth, medical care and health. They have signed an agreement on cultural cooperation.
China began accepting Liberian scholarship students in 1986. In the 2022-2023 academic year, a total of 1,134 Liberian students studied in Chinese universities.
After the outbreak of the Ebola epidemic, China was the first to provide assistance to Liberia, sending public health experts to train local medical staff, assisting in building the Ebola treatment center, and dispatching hundreds of medical personnel to participate in the management and operation of the center. Following the World Health Organization's declaration of the end of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, China handed over the center to Liberia.
Since July 1984, China has dispatched 16 groups totaling 159 medical personnel to Liberia, with nine medical workers currently providing services in the country.
Liberian president arrives in Beijing for FOCAC summit
