On January 26, 2016, Assistant Foreign Minister Qian Hongshan met with the outgoing Equatorial Guinean Ambassador to China Marcos Mba Ondo.

Qian Hongshan spoke highly of Marcos Mba Ondo's contributions to China-Equatorial Guinea relations during his term of office, especially his contributions to the friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, and expressed the hope that Marcos Mba Ondo will continue caring for and supporting the cause of China-Equatorial Guinea friendship after leaving the post. Marcos Mba Ondo appreciated China's strong support during his tenure and expressed that he will devote himself to promoting Equatorial Guinea-China friendly cooperation as always.