On the morning of September 6, 2024, Peng Liyuan, wife of President Xi Jinping, chatted over tea with Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, wife of President of the Republic of the Congo, in Beijing.

Peng Liyuan welcomed Antoinette Sassou Nguesso for accompanying President Denis Sassou Nguesso to attend the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and pay a state visit to China, and happily recalls the unforgettable experience when she accompanied President Xi Jinping on his visit to the Republic of the Congo. Peng Liyuan appreciated Antoinette Sassou Nguesso's long-term commitment to promoting the development of the health cause in Africa, saying that the Chinese people and people of the Republic of the Congo are as close as one family that help each other, and looked forward to strengthening exchanges and cooperation in various fields to benefit the people of China and the Republic of the Congo, and African people in general.

Antoinette Sassou Nguesso thanked the Chinese side, especially Peng Liyuan, for providing valuable support for the development of the health, women's and children's causes of the African people, and expressed willingness to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China in health, education and other fields and contribute to deepening Africa-China friendship.