On April 26, 2024, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tanzania.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the traditional friendship between China and Tanzania was forged by the elder generation of leaders of the two countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 60 years ago, China-Tanzania relations have stood the test of international vicissitudes and grown ever stronger. In recent years, political mutual trust between the two countries has been continuously consolidated, and cooperation in various fields has yielded fruitful results, making China-Tanzania relations a fine example of South-South cooperation. Xi Jinping said that standing at a new starting point in history, he is ready to work with President Hassan to carry forward the traditional friendship, turn into reality the two countries’ shared dream of national development and rejuvenation, and the magnificent vision of Belt and Road cooperation, further enrich the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries, and make greater contributions to building a high-level China-Africa community with a shared future.

Hassan said that the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations have seen deepened solidarity, friendship and sincere cooperation between Tanzania and China, and the two sides have respected each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity and supported each other in bilateral and multilateral affairs. Tanzania admires China's epoch-making economic and social development achievements, deeply appreciates China's support for its development, and will unswervingly support major initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative to strengthen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Tanzania and China.