On November 29, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong attended and addressed the reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Gabon.

Chen Xiaodong said that having stood the test of the changing international landscape, China-Gabon relations have grown from strength to strength and become a fine example of China-Africa solidarity and cooperation. At the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in September this year, President Xi Jinping and President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, along with other African leaders, outlined the grand blueprint for China and Africa to jointly advance modernization. China will work closely with African friends, including Gabon, to ensure that the outcomes of the summit are delivered effectively, so as to provide more benefits to the Chinese, Gabonese and African peoples.

Gabonese Ambassador to China Baudelaire Ndong Ella said that over the past 50 years, Gabon-China cooperation has yielded fruitful results and bilateral relations are full of vitality. Gabon abides by the one-China principle, welcomes and supports the Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by China, and is ready to work with China to follow through on the outcomes of the summit and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.