On April 16, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama over the bombings at the Boston Marathon. In his message, Xi expressed his deep sympathy and sincere condolences to the U.S. government and its people over the serious casualties caused by the bombings.

On the same day, Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi sent their condolences separately to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the bombings.