On November 9, 2026, Ambassador Han Jing paid a courtesy call on Hon. Felix Mutati, the newly appointed Minister of Technology and Science of the Republic of Zambia. 

Ambassador Han stated that under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Hakainde Hichilema, the China-Zambia Comprehensive Strategic and Cooperative Partnership has deepened. As founding members of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), China and Zambia have delivered a series of early harvest outcomes under the WAICO framework, which has become an important growth driver for bilateral relations. China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Zambia, jointly advance global AI governance, strengthen AI capacity-building, bridge the digital and intelligent divide, and make contribution to the Grow Zambia Agenda.

Hon. Minister Felix Mutati expressed gratitude for China’s strong support for Zambia’s science and technology development, particularly AI advancement, and wishes to learn from China’s advanced AI technologies and development experience to foster high quality growth in Zambia’s mining, agriculture, energy and other sectors.