- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit five littoral countries in the Indian Ocean Region including Maldives and Sri Lanka.
- Wang would on January 4 begin his five-nation trip in eastern Africa, visiting Eritrea and Kenya, before travelling to the island nation of Comoros, followed by Maldives and Sri Lanka.
- The visit would focus on ongoing projects and investments, while Colombo and Beijing try to iron out some differences.
