On November 24, 2005, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Li Changchun returned to Beijing after successfully concluding his visits to Sudan, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania.

Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of CPC Wang Jiarui, Minister of Culture Song Jiazheng, Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Wang Taihua, Director of the International Communication Office of the CPC Central Committee Cai Wu, Vice Minister of Department of Publicity of CPC Central Committee Luo Shugang, Vice Minister of Commerce Wei Jianguo and other officials, who accompanied Li on the visits, returned to Beijing in the same plane.