UN-Sierra Leonean President/China/Ties

Sierra Leonean president praises China as dependable friend

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  • ID : 8477387
  • Dateline : May 1, 2026/File
  • Location : Sierra Leone;United Nations
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 1'18
  • Audio Language : English/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-05-02 01:47
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-02 16:45:26
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8477387
  • Dateline : Diffusé le 1er mai 2026/Archives
  • Location : Sierra Leone;États-Unis
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 1'18
  • Audio Language : Anglais/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2026-05-02 16:36
  • Last Modified : 2026-05-02 16:45:26
  • Version : 1

UN-Sierra Leonean President/China/Ties

Sierra Leonean president praises China as dependable friend

Dateline : May 1, 2026/File

Location : Sierra Leone;United Nations

Duration : 1'18

  • English
  • Français


FILE: Freetown, Sierra Leone - Aug 8, 2015 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. State House
2. Chinese national flag, Sierra Leone's national flag

UN Headquarters, New York City - Broadcast on May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Maada Bio, Sierra Leonean President (partially overlaid with shots 4-8):
"It is very strong, on a very sound footing, based on mutual respect. China has proven to be a dependable friend, even in the midst of COVID. When the whole world was gripped in this fever of COVID, China still made efforts to reach out, to support. Our first vaccines, some of our first vaccines, were from China. I remember President Xi Jinping booked an appointment telephonically to engage me, to see how we're doing in the midst of all of this, when the world was completely gripped in this fever of everybody take care of yourself. For me, that is a show of respect, concern, genuine concern. And that is what we need in the world."

++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Beijing, China - Feb 28, 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. National flags of China, Sierra Leone

FILE: Freetown, Sierra Leone - Feb 25, 2021 (Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of forklift truck delivering containers of Sinopharm vaccine
6. Containers of vaccines, scroll reading: "Handing over ceremony of China-aid COVID-19 vaccines"
7. Then Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Hu Zhangliang, Sierra Leonean acting Health Minister Anthony Sandi signing documents
8. Hu (R), Sandi (L), posing for photos with documents
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++

FILE: Sierra Leone - 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Pedestrians
10. Various of cityscape


Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has praised China as a dependable friend to Sierra Leone, saying bilateral relations are "very strong" and built on "mutual respect" as the two countries mark 55 years of diplomatic ties.

In an interview with China Central Television (CCTV) aired on Friday, Bio said China's support had been especially evident in difficult times.

"It is very strong, on a very sound footing, based on mutual respect. China has proven to be a dependable friend, even in the midst of COVID. When the whole world was gripped in this fever of COVID, China still made efforts to reach out, to support. Our first vaccines, some of our first vaccines, were from China. I remember President Xi Jinping booked an appointment telephonically to engage me, to see how we're doing in the midst of all of this, when the world was completely gripped in this fever of everybody take care of yourself. For me, that is a show of respect, concern, genuine concern. And that is what we need in the world," said the president.

ID : 8477387

Published : 2026-05-02 01:47

Last Modified : 2026-05-02 16:45:26

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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