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Editor's note: Ankit Prasad is a CGTN biz commentator. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.

July 5, 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of China and Ghana establishing diplomatic ties, an event that took place merely days after Ghana became a republic. Since then, from the shared humble beginnings of post-colonial developing nations, the relationship has solidified and evolved into a beacon of steady cooperation, booming trade, and frequent exchanges with positive prospects for Asia-Africa cohesiveness.

While they may be separated by a vast geographical distance, China and Ghana have had people-to-people links since even before their respective republic eras. Chinese, mainly from Hong Kong, are known to have lived and worked in Ghana since the 1940s, which is remarkable if you consider they'd have had to cross a large portion of the width of Asia and then again the width of Africa - the two largest continents - to get to their destination.

Ghana was also instrumental, along with 25 other African nations, in pushing for China's inclusion in the United Nations. As recounted by Ghanaian Ambassador Tong Defa in a recent article in the Ghana News Agency, John Kufuor, former president of Ghana, who was serving as deputy foreign minister in 1971, cast a valuable vote in favor of the Resolution 2758, fully demonstrating the unbreakable, long-standing, and ever-deepening friendship between China and Ghana.