On April 19, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema on his election as President of the Gabonese Republic.

Xi Jinping noted that China and Gabon enjoy a traditional friendship. In recent years, political mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, and cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results. The two countries have firmly supported each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. Xi Jinping said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Gabon relations and is ready to work with President-elect Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema to take the implementation of the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation as an opportunity to promote more in-depth and solid progress in the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, so as to better benefit the two peoples.