His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio will kick-start a 5-day State visit to the P eople‘s Republic of China at the invitation of the President, His Excellency Xi Jinping.

The visit, billed from today Tuesday 27th February to Saturday 2nd March, 2024, is President Bio’s second State
visit to China, marking both countries' commitment to brotherly partnership and shared objectives.
During the visit, His Excellency President Bio will meet with President Xi Jinping for bilateral discussions and participate in a Sierra Leone-focused Investment

Roundtable. He will also meet with key investors and investor groupings and visit key industrial sites in the country.
China and Sierra Leone enjoy a long history of friendship, and in recent years, the two countries have continuously strengthened mutually beneficial partnerships.

President Bio’s visit will, therefore, further strengthen the bond of friendship between both countries as the President seeks sustainable and strategic partnerships for the Government’s BIG 5 Priority Development Agenda.