From March 12 to 13,2025 Ambassador Wang Qing visited Kenema, Eastern Province of Sierra Leone at the invitation of Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba. Ambassador Wang attended the launching ceremony of the land rehabilitation project in Tongo Fields, visited communities and schools, and was awarded the title of Honorary Paramount Chief by the Lower Bambara Chiefdom.‍

At the launching ceremony of the land rehabilitation project, Ambassador Wang Qing said that China has long provided assistance within its capacity to support Sierra Leone's economic and social development, including a large number of "smart but beautiful" projects aimed at improving social livelihood. It is expected that the land rehabilitation project supported by the Chinese Embassy will make new contributions to improving the welfare of local people. In accordance with the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries, China will strengthen the exchange of experience in poverty alleviation with Sierra Leone, continue to carry out "smart but beautiful" projects and help Sierra Leone better achieve national development.

When being awarded the title of Honorary Paramount Chief, Ambassador Wang Qing said that China and Sierra Leone have a deep traditional friendship, and the people of the two countries have always had friendly feelings and are truly good friends, brothers and partners. The Chinese Embassy looks forward to strengthening exchanges with all regions and chiefdoms in Sierra Leone, helping to improve people's well-being, strengthening mutual understanding, promoting people-to-people exchanges, and constantly consolidating the public opinion and social foundation of the friendly cooperation between the two countries.

Minister Kabba spoke highly of the traditional friendship between China and Sierra Leone and the fruitful results achieved in the practical cooperation between the two countries. He said that China supports land rehabilitation project in the Tongo Fields, which will help improve the local ecological environment, accelerate economic transformation, and improve people's living standards. It is another vivid example of the practical cooperation between Sierra Leone and China benefiting the people of the two countries. Sierra Leone will take the important consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries as a guide, strengthen exchanges of experience in governance with China, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and make the friendly and cooperative relations between Sierra Leone and China better benefit the people of Sierra Leone.