{"id":381532,"date":"2026-01-21T03:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381532\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T03:49:08","slug":"ghana-china-trade-hits-record-us15-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/381532\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana-China trade hits record US$15 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Ghana-China-trade-hits-record-US-15-billion-2018146?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/71576690.295.jpg\" alt=\"Tong Defa and Prof Jane Naana Opku-Agyemang\" title=\"Tong Defa and Prof Jane Naana Opku-Agyemang\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <\/a>Tong Defa and Prof Jane Naana Opku-Agyemang<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa has disclosed that bilateral trade between Ghana and China has reached an unprecedented US$15 billion, underscoring the strength of economic ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Professor <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=2917\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang<\/a> shared the news on her X page on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, following a farewell meeting with Ambassador Tong at the end of his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring our meeting, the Ambassador highlighted the fact that bilateral trade between Ghana and China has reached an unprecedented US$15 billion,\u201d the vice president said.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Opoku-Agyemang thanked Ambassador Tong for his contributions to strengthening Ghana-China relations, including his role in the 0-tariff agreement and securing grants for the construction of the Aflao Market and the Catholic Science and Technology University in Damongo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI encouraged Tong Defa to carry Ghana with him during the next stage of his journey, and I reaffirmed Ghana\u2019s strong interest in expanding both our trade relations and our people-to-people ties,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Opoku-Agyemang also expressed appreciation for the warm hospitality extended to President John Dramani Mahama during his recent visit to China, where a new blueprint for future bilateral engagements was drawn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Ghana-and-China-sign-US-30-million-grant-agreement-to-build-university-in-Damongo-2018131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ghana and China sign US$30 million grant agreement to build university in Damongo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a world that is changing rapidly, it is important to continuously review and strengthen partnerships that are mutually beneficial,\u201d Professor Opoku-Agyemang said.<\/p>\n<p>She expressed optimism about continued strong cooperation with the incoming Chinese envoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Ghana-to-seal-zero-tariff-trade-deal-with-China-by-end-of-October-President-Mahama-2005104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ghana to seal zero-tariff trade deal with China by end of October &#8211; President Mahama<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to welcoming the incoming Ambassador and continuing the strong cooperation between Ghana and China, as we work together to advance the shared interests of our two countries,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p> Read the post below: <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">I received the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Tong Defa, who came to bid farewell at the end of his tenure. Ghana has a longstanding relationship with China. During our meeting, the Ambassador highlighted the fact that bilateral trade between Ghana and China has\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZhFH7UaVTz\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZhFH7UaVTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang (@NJOAgyemang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJOAgyemang\/status\/2013658975368024263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 20, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>JKB\/AM<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve been giving poll data to pastors to use as prophecies \u2013 NPP\u2019s Karbo <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tong Defa and Prof Jane Naana Opku-Agyemang The outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa has disclosed that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[84,1294,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-381532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}