Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that China is willing to help Pacific Island nations to speed up development and revitalization after wrapping up his tour of eight island countries. 

Speaking to Chinese media, Wang said China’s cooperation with the island countries does not target any other countries, stressing that Beijing has no interest in geopolitical rivalry. 

Wang visited the Solomon IslandsKiribatiSamoaFijiTongaVanuatuPapua New Guinea and Timor-Leste from May 26 to June 4. He also met with senior officials of the Federated States of Micronesiathe Cook Islandsand Niue via video, and chaired the second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Fiji.

‘Trip of peace, cooperation, friendship’

Wang said his visit was intended to enhance friendship, discuss cooperation, confront challenges, seek joint development, and create a future together with Pacific Island countries, noting that the island countries are faced with more risks and challenges in the context of a turbulent world and the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. 

The tour covered all of the 10 Pacific Island countries having diplomatic relations with China, he said, describing it as a “trip of peace, cooperation and friendship.” 

China and Pacific Island countries, both developing countries, share extensive consensuses, similar concerns and common missions, he said. China’s policy toward the island countries is to constantly advance their comprehensive strategic partnership featuring mutual respect and common development, he added. 

The concrete content of China’s policy toward the island countries can be summarized as “four upholdings” – the upholding of equal treatment, mutual respect, win-win cooperation, and openness and inclusiveness, he said. (xinhua/CGTN)

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