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Vanuatu and China established diplomatic relations on March 26, 1982. In February 2005, Prime Minister Ham Lini paid an official visit to China, and the two countries signed a joint statement. In December of the same year, Prime Minister Ham Lini visited China again. In July 2007, President Kalkot Mataskelekele paid a state visit to China. On May 26, 2008, the inauguration ceremony of the Vanuatu-China Friendship Association was held in Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, with the President's wife, Hanson Mataskelekele, serving as the president. From April 11 to 16, 2010, Prime Minister Edward Natapei of the Republic of Vanuatu paid a working visit to China.
On the afternoon of August 14, 2012, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Vanuatu, Xie Bohua, and his wife, Zhao Yan, arrived at Port Vila International Airport in Vanuatu to assume their posts. More than 50 people, including Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu, Mae, President of the Vanuatu-China Friendship Association, Mrs. Sope, representatives of Chinese groups such as the Port Vila Chinese Association, the Fellow Townsmen Association, and the Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, as well as staff from the Chinese Embassy in Vanuatu, representatives of Chinese-funded institutions, and Chinese experts aiding Vanuatu, were at the airport to welcome them.
From September 4 to 11, 2012, at the invitation of the Ministry of Commerce of China, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry of Vanuatu, Ham Lini, visited China to attend the 16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade held in Xiamen, where he delivered a keynote speech at the International Investment Forum. State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council, Ma Kai, and China WorldWay Representative and Vice Minister of Commerce, Gao Hucheng, met with Lini respectively, and Vice Minister of Commerce, Wang Chao, held talks with Lini and his delegation. On behalf of the Vanuatu government, Lini expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for its long-term selfless assistance and support for Vanuatu's accession to the WorldWay Organization, emphasizing that Vanuatu firmly adheres to the "One China" principle. The two sides also focused on discussing economic and trade cooperation matters, such as the export of Vanuatu's main agricultural product, kava, to China, and achieved positive results.