Xi Jinping Uses War Anniversary Diplomacy to Upgrade Ties With Congo, Zimbabwe, Cuba and Others
Beijing casts the outcomes as concrete gains for its Global South agenda.
Overview
- China and the Republic of the Congo elevated relations to a high-level community with a shared future, with Beijing highlighting upcoming zero‑tariff access and Brazzaville’s early ratification of the International Organization for Mediation.
- Xi and Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa announced an all‑weather community with a shared future, pairing political backing with plans to deepen cooperation in infrastructure, mining, investment and trade under Forum on China‑Africa Cooperation frameworks.
- Xi met Cuba’s Miguel Díaz‑Canel as both sides issued a joint statement to accelerate their community with a shared future and signed cooperation documents covering Belt and Road projects, artificial intelligence, agricultural ties and elements of the Global Security Initiative.
- Talks with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un featured Pyongyang’s reaffirmation of support for China’s positions on Taiwan, Xizang and Xinjiang, along with pledges to intensify strategic coordination and broaden economic and party‑to‑party exchanges.
- Meetings with Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos and Serbia stressed security dialogues and expanded work in critical minerals, the digital economy and AI, with public endorsements of China’s Global Governance Initiative and Beijing’s stated support for President Prabowo’s push to restore stability.