On December 16, 2023, at the invitation of President of the Republic of Madagascar Andry Nirina Rajoelina, President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Hu Chunhua attended the inauguration of President Andry Nirina Rajoelina in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar. On December 17, Andry Nirina Rajoelina met in Antananarivo with Hu Chunhua.

Hu Chunhua conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes from President Xi Jinping to Andry Nirina Rajoelina, and said that China attaches great importance to the development of China-Madagascar relations, and is ready to work with Madagascar to deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, continue to firmly support each other on issues involving each other's core interests and major concerns, and promote China-Madagascar comprehensive cooperative partnership to a new level.

Andry Nirina Rajoelina sincerely thanked President Xi Jinping for sending a special envoy to attend his inauguration and asked Hu Chunhua to convey his sincere greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping. Andry Nirina Rajoelina said that Madagascar attaches great importance to the traditional friendship with China and stands ready to deepen cooperation with China in key areas such as agriculture, industry, energy and human resources, so as to continuously promote bilateral relations to higher levels.