Mr Xue Bing, once China\u2019s senior diplomat in Nairobi, is returning to the Horn of Africa with an in-tray to try out China\u2019s own mediation, having toured the world including Papua New Guinea where he was ambassador until last year.<\/p>\n
The trip that will take him to Eritrea and Kenya* will be the first time in the Horn since taking up the appointment in January. But it targets long-term regional peace, stability, security and development, according to a briefing by China\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Horn of Africa sits on an important location, with a large population and huge development potential. Regional peace and stability are of great significance to the peace, stability, development and prosperity of the entire Africa,\u201d Mr Xue told Chinese state-owned Global Times this week ahead of the trip to Nairobi via Asmara and Addis Ababa.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main purpose is to support regional countries in coping with the triple challenges of security, development and governance through independent approaches, and to achieve long-term stability and development and prosperity.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe Horn of Africa has become attractive to global powers, however. Mr Xue\u2019s appointment is just part of a growing list of special envoys for the Horn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beijing is sending its Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa to countries in the region, with a promise to help reach lasting peace, via economic development, while leaving local political settings unaffected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":3467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[7,26,25],"class_list":{"0":"post-3470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-politics","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-politics"},"yoast_head":"\n