Tinubu to visit China in September

President Bola Tinubu will leave for Beijing, China, in the first week of September.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said the president would sign several Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during the visit to the Asian nation.

He added that President Tinubu would also visit two major Chinese corporations, Huawei Technologies and the China Railway and Construction Corporation (CRCC) while in the country.

Ngelale said: “This is to achieve one of Mr. President’s top agenda items, which is the completion of the Ibadan-to-Abuja segment of the Lagos-Kano high-speed rail line.”

“Thereafter, the President will meet chief executive officers of 10 major Chinese corporations with assets under management totaling over $3 trillion across multiple sectors of the economy.

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“The sectors include information and communications technology, oil & gas, aluminum production, harbour construction/dredging services, financial services, and satellite technology, among others.

“The MoUs will involve agreements in deepening cooperation in green economy, agriculture, satellite technology development, media enterprise development, and promotion, as well as blue economic development and national planning cooperation.

“This is going to be part of a broader engagement where the two heads of state will discuss matters of mutual interest across not just the economy, but also on issues of national, regional, and international security.”

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