Xi Jinping Exchanges Messages of Congratulations with Guyanese President Irfaan Ali on the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of China-Guyana Diplomatic Relations

On June 27, 2022, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Irfaan Ali to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Xi Jinping pointed out, since the establishment of diplomatic ties 50 years ago, China-Guyana relations have achieved significant development, with political mutual trust continuously deepened and practical cooperation yielding fruitful results. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, people of the two countries have worked together with solidarity and mutual assistance, writing a new chapter of China-Guyana friendship. I attach great importance to the development of China-Guyana relations, and am willing to work with President Ali to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to lift bilateral relations to new levels and bring benefits to the two countries and two peoples.

Ali said that Guyana was the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to establish diplomatic ties with China, and that Guyana firmly adheres to the one-China principle. Over the past 50 years, Guyana and China have always respected each other and enjoyed equality and mutual benefit, and the traditional friendship has withstood the test of time. Guyana stands ready to take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Guyana and China as an opportunity to continuously deepen bilateral friendship.