On October 9, 2024, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Kais Saied on his re-election as President of the Republic of Tunisia.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Tunisia enjoy profound traditional friendship. In recent years, under their joint leadership, bilateral relations have seen sound and stable development, with fruitful exchanges and cooperation in various fields and constantly deepening traditional friendship. In May 2024, during Kais Saied's successful state visit to China, the two presidents jointly announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Tunisia, taking bilateral relations to new heights. Xi Jinping said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Tunisia relations and is willing to work with Kais Saied to take the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year as an opportunity to continuously carry forward China-Tunisia friendship, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields and push for steady and long-term growth of China-Tunisia strategic partnership.