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XIAMEN, May 28 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday held separate meetings with foreign guests who arrived in China to attend the third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Xiamen, east China’s Fujian Province.
During the meeting with the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kiribati Taneti Maamau, Wang Yi conveyed to him sincere greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Wang Yi said that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Kiribati more than five years ago, bilateral ties have developed rapidly, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have yielded significant results. He said China highly values Kiribati’s firm adherence to the one-China principle and is willing to work with Kiribati to further develop bilateral ties.
T. Maamau, for his part, pointed out that Kiribati firmly adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as cultural and humanitarian exchanges, medicine and health care, infrastructure, sister city exchanges, the maritime economy and climate change.
At a meeting with Niuean Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dalton Tagelagi, Wang Yi noted that China-Niue relations have become a model of equality and common development for countries of different sizes. He called on both countries to strengthen cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, green development and climate change.
D. Tagelagi said that Niue values its relations with China and the close friendship between the peoples of the two countries, and supports the three major global initiatives proposed by China, as well as the high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road.
Niue stands ready to continue to contribute to the development of the South Pacific region in the spirit of mutual respect, added D. Tagelagi.
During a meeting with Crown Prince and Foreign Minister of Tonga Tupoutoa Ulukalala, Wang Yi conveyed cordial greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to King Tupou VI of Tonga.
The Chinese Foreign Minister said that China firmly supports Tonga in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and development interests, values Tonga’s commitment to the one-China principle, and hopes to work with Tonga to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries.
Tupoutoa Ulukalala noted that Tonga has always firmly adhered to the one-China policy and is willing to expand exchanges of ideas with China and promote practical cooperation in areas such as health and education. Tonga highly appreciates the concrete measures taken by China to help Pacific island countries address climate change, he stressed.
During a meeting with Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Shanel Agowaka, Wang Yi said that China is willing to work with the Solomon Islands to uphold multilateralism, defend the basic norms of international relations, and safeguard international fairness and justice.
China supports the Solomon Islands in hosting the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting this year, Wang continued, expressing hope that the two countries will seize the opportunity and jointly promote development.
P.Sh. Agovaka said the Solomon Islands firmly opposes “Taiwan independence” and supports the Chinese government’s efforts to achieve national reunification.
The Solomon Islands looks forward to strengthening practical cooperation with China in areas such as education, law enforcement, medicine and health care, and cultural heritage protection, P.Sh. Agovaka said.
At a meeting with Cook Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Tingika Elikana, Wang Yi said China has always attached great importance to relations with the Cook Islands and supports the country in safeguarding national sovereignty and independently choosing a development path that suits its national conditions.
According to the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, China is ready to work with the Cook Islands to adhere to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and create a fair, reasonable, cooperative and mutually beneficial system of global climate governance.
T. Elikana assured that the Cook Islands will strictly adhere to the one-China principle, adding that the meeting of the foreign ministers of China and the Pacific island countries opened up an opportunity for deepening cooperation between the two sides and strengthening the unity of the island countries. The Cook Islands expresses its firm support for this, he stressed. –0–