CHINESE INVESTMENT IN DRC BOOSTS TIES

Two sides seek to build upon already strong bilateral relationship

The first Confucius Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo was founded on Aug 21 in Kinshasa, capital of this Central African country.

This is a significant event before the opening of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, which is being held in the Chinese capital city on Monday and Tuesday, according to Wang Tongqing, Chinese ambassador to the country.