Xi Jinping Delivers Written Remarks at the Second China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting

On May 30, 2022, President Xi Jinping delivered written remarks at the second China-Pacific Island Countries (PICs) Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

Xi Jinping pointed out, China and PICs enjoy a time-honored friendship that crosses mountains and oceans. In recent years, the China-PICs comprehensive strategic partnership featuring mutual respect and common development has made steady progress and yielded fruitful results, setting an exemplary model of South-South cooperation, mutual benefit, and win-win results.

Xi Jinping stressed, when developing friendly relations with PICs, China stays committed to equality of all countries regardless of size, uphold justice while pursuing shared interests, and follows the principle of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith. No matter how the international landscape may evolve, China will always be PICs' good friend cherishing the same ideals and following the same path, good brother sharing weal and woe, and good partner forging ahead shoulder to shoulder. In October 2021, the mechanism of the China-PICs Foreign Ministers' Meeting was officially established, providing a new and important platform for China and PICs to strengthen dialogue, enhance mutual trust and promote cooperation.

Xi Jinping stressed, maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and promoting development and prosperity of all countries are a shared aspiration of the people in the region as well as a common responsibility of regional countries. China is ready to work with PICs to strengthen the confidence in tackling challenges together, build up consensus on jointly seeking development, form synergy for shaping the future together, and join hands to build an even closer China-PICs community with a shared future.