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Wang Yi visit signals China’s growing sway in Dodoma foreign policy

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan meets with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at State House, Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, on January 10, 2026.

Photo credit: Ikulu

By  Bob Karashani

Reporter in Dar es Salaam

Nation Media Group

China’s Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tanzania on Friday for an official visit that the host government said was intended to bolster trade and investment relations between the two countries.

The visit comes amid the prospect of reduced support from Western nations following rights violations linked to last October’s general election.

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