BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau will pay a state visit to China from July 9 to 13.
Embalo, an army general, was born in September 1972 and holds a master's degree in international relations. He served as prime minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2016 to 2018 and has served as president since 2020.
This is President Embalo's first state visit to China. ■
