Prime Minister Milos Zeman of the Republic of Czechoslovakia will pay an official visit to China from December 16 to 18. The Czech Prime Minister was invited by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, according to Zhang.

Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry of the Republic of the Fiji Islands will pay an official visit to China from December 13 to 20 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji.

This was announced by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue at a press conference in Beijing on December 9.