The Republic of Mali is a landlocked country in western Africa. To the north is the Sahara Desert, with a total area of ??about 1.24 million square kilometers and a population of more than 7 million. The capital, Bamako, is the country's political, economic and cultural center. There are 23 tribes in the country, among which the Bambara tribe is the largest tribe, accounting for 34.5% of the national population. Other larger tribes include the Pole tribe, the Senufo tribe, the Sarakaole tribe and the Malinkai tribe.

Mali is an ancient country in West Africa. Historically, it was the center of the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire. It was invaded by French colonial troops in the 1850s and became a French colony in 1895, with the country's name being French Sudan. After a long and heroic and unyielding struggle, the Malian people finally won independence on September 22, 1960.

After independence, the Malian government and people have made unremitting efforts to safeguard national independence and national sovereignty, and develop the national economy and culture, and have achieved gratifying achievements.

Mali is a country dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with more than 90% of the population engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery production. It was once known as the "Breadbasket of West Africa". The main agricultural products include millet, sorghum, corn, rice and other food crops and cotton, sugar cane, peanuts and other cash crops. In a normal year, the country can produce more than 1.2 million tons of grain and more than 100,000 tons of cotton. Cotton is one of Mali's major export commodities. Livestock is an important part of Malian agriculture. In an average year, the output value of animal husbandry accounts for 37% of the total agricultural output value. Live livestock and livestock products are the country's second largest export commodity. Due to factors such as drought and desertification, agricultural development has been affected, resulting in the inability to be self-sufficient in food, and the country has to spend a large amount of foreign exchange to import food every year. The livestock industry has also suffered serious losses, and the number of livestock has dropped significantly. Compared with 1982, the number of cattle in 1985 decreased by 3.8 million, and the number of sheep decreased by 2.9 million. There are about 2 million victims in Mali, and there is a food shortage of 330,000 tons.

Faced with serious difficulties, the Malian government and people are not discouraged. The government imported 230,000 tons of grain with 20.2 billion CFA francs in foreign exchange and called on the international community to provide food aid; it also allowed businessmen to import grain under the condition that the state appropriately controls prices to ensure the normal life of the people. With the help of the government, the victims are also actively engaged in production and self-rescue. In order to combat drought and desertification, the Malian government has formulated a coordinated strategic action plan in the short, medium and long term to vigorously build dams, build and renovate reservoirs, and improve irrigation systems; at the same time, it mobilizes the people, democratic organizations and technical service departments to vigorously Plant trees and oppose burning. The Malian government has also formulated an agricultural development strategy with the goal of "achieving food self-sufficiency." Through hard work and last year's abundant rainfall, which was rare in more than ten years, the grain output in 1985-1986 reached 1.4 million tons, the best harvest in ten years. In recent years, cotton has also had a bumper harvest, with export earnings of nearly 27.5 billion CFA francs, accounting for 44% of the country's total exports.

In international affairs, the Mali government pursues a policy of neutrality and non-alignment, adheres to anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism, emphasizes African unity and opposes foreign interference in African affairs, advocates North-South dialogue, and supports South-South cooperation.

China and Mali are thousands of miles apart, but the two peoples have always sympathized with and supported each other in their long-term struggle for communism, and have established a sincere friendship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Maldives on October 25, 1960, the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries have continued to develop in the fields of politics, economy and culture. Malian President General Moussa Traore's official visit to China will surely further promote the development of this friendly relationship.