The Republic of Equatorial Guinea’s Vice President in charge of National Defense and State Security, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, recently met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Zhao Hongsheng, to discuss the importance of maintaining and strengthening the relationship between Equatorial Guinea and China in order to develop strategic areas such as education, trade, and infrastructure.
The Vice President awarded the Chinese diplomat with the Medal of the Order of the Grand Cross of the Independence of Equatorial Guinea for friendship and cooperation between the two countries over the years.
The Ambassador thanked the Vice President and President of the Republic, HE Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for the recognition and highlighted the significant effort and progress Equatorial Guinea has made in public health, human resource development, and trade, among other areas.