Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng visits Georgia, urges mutual support and expanded ties
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met Georgia’s President and Prime Minister, calling for firm mutual backing and broader cooperation. He also addressed a business dinner, urging entrepreneurs to strengthen the China-Georgia comprehensive strategic partnership.
Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng visited Georgia on 8 November 2026, holding talks with President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, according to RTHK.
During his meeting with President Kavelashvili, Han said China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with Georgia, jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two countries’ leaders, continue to firmly support each other, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, promote people-to-people bonds, and advance China-Georgia relations, the report stated.
In his talks with Prime Minister Kobakhidze, Han stressed that both sides should uphold international fairness and justice, maintain close coordination in multilateral arenas, practise true multilateralism, uphold free trade, and safeguard the common interests of the two countries and Global South nations, according to RTHK.
Speaking at a welcome dinner hosted by the business communities of China and Georgia, Han expressed hope that entrepreneurs from both sides would continue to act as a bridge and link, seize opportunities, deepen alignment, and contribute to the development of the China-Georgia comprehensive strategic partnership, the report added.