Ethiopia is a "land of hope" where a green economy is central to development, according to China's Ambassador Chen Hai. Speaking at the 'China in Springtime: 2025 Global Dialogues' in Addis Ababa on March 2, 2025, Ambassador Chen highlighted Ethiopia's development trajectory.
Chen further noted that “Ethiopia’s Green economy supplemented by agricultural transformation showed the path to prosper Ethiopia embarked on. This in turn also created market both for Ethiopia and its partners”. In this regard, as Ambassador Chen noted that this remarkable development played pivotal role cementing bilateral relations of the two countries.
Ambassador Chen Hai puts it, “China is ready to strengthen the all-weather diplomatic relations between the two ancient nations in a win-win situation.". Furthermore, China is ready to support Ethiopia’s development journey on industrialization, agricultural transformation, and talent development, the ambassador added.
In the global order with uncertainty, Ethiopia played a key role in promoting the South-South cooperation for a shared future, according to the Ambassador. According to Ambassador Chen, China is diligently working to boost China-Africa relations to have an enduring legacy. This collaborative and shared goal yields positive results for mutual complementarity, he further added. Chen also describes that the Green Economy Ethiopia is working on gives China’s EVs a market in the country that is environmentally friendly, the ambassador concluded.