Angolan President João Lourenço visits China for four days. Protocol and official day this Friday in the Chinese capital for João.

Lourenco laid a wreath of flowers at the People's Heroes Monument in Beijing. Angola remains the oil El Dorado for China, which represents nearly 53% of Angolan crude oil exports. It is also a vital trading partner for Luanda. Bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $27 billion in 2022, according to the China News agency.