José de Lima Massano, minister of state for economic coordination, underscored the value of Chinese ties at a recent meeting in Luanda.
José de Lima Massano
A senior economic official says the 40-year relationship between Luanda and Beijing has resulted in extensive infrastructural development throughout the country.
China was the first country to extend aid to Angola in the wake of its civil war in the early 2000s, though their relationship goes back even further.