Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang announces:

At the invitation of President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, President Paul Kagame of the Republic of Rwanda and President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to the aforementioned four countries from July 19 to 24.

At the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, President Xi Jinping will attend the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 25 to 27.

After wrapping up the state visits to the above-mentioned four counties and attending the 10th BRICS Summit, President Xi Jinping will make a stopover in Mauritius for a friendly visit on his way back to China.