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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi waves as he arrives at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel for a bilateral meeting with Kenyan officials led by his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle Omamo, Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 6, 2022. — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi waves as he arrives at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel for a bilateral meeting with Kenyan officials led by his Kenyan counterpart, Raychelle Omamo, Mombasa, Kenya, Jan. 6, 2022. — Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

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Media staff members watch a live image of China's President Xi Jinping speaking at the media center of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Kunming, Yunnan province, China, Oct. 12, 2021.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China, Oct. 30, 2019.

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