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China's Foreign Minister skips historic Somalia visit, lands in Tanzania

China FM skips historic Somalia visit, lands in Tanzania. [Courtesy]

China's top diplomat Wang Yi skipped what would have been a historic visit to Somalia on Friday, instead proceeding straight to Tanzania on his tour of African countries.

The visit would have been the first by a Chinese foreign minister to Somalia since the state collapsed in 1991, and was planned at a high-profile moment just after Israel recognised the breakaway region of Somaliland.

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