On the afternoon of May 17, 2023, President Xi Jinping held talks in Xi'an with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan who is in China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit.
On May 16, 2023, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone David J. Francis in Beijing.
On the afternoon of May 15, 2023, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki who was in China for a state visit.
On the morning of May 15, 2023, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council met at the Great Hall of the People with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki who was in China for a state visit.
On May 10, 2023, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi over the disastrous rainstorms in the country.
On May 8, 2023, President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Rwandan President Paul Kagame over the disastrous rainstorms in the country.
On May 6, 2023 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang attended the fifth China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari chaired the dialogue, and Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Interim Government Amir Khan Muttaqi attended the dialogue.
On May 5, 2023 local time, Pakistani President Arif Alvi met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Islamabad.