習近平會見斐濟總理蘭布卡

8月20日下午,國家主席習近平在北京人民大會堂會見來華正式訪問的斐濟總理蘭布卡。新華社記者 黃敬文 攝

新華社北京8月20日電(記者溫馨)8月20日下午,國家主席習近平在北京人民大會堂會見來華正式訪問的斐濟總理蘭布卡。

習近平祝賀斐濟男子七人制橄欖球隊在巴黎奧運會上榮獲銀牌。習近平指出,斐濟是最早同新中國建交的太平洋島國,明年將迎來中斐建交50週年。近半個世紀以來,兩國始終相互支援、相互幫助,成為大小國家平等相待、友好合作的典範。中方高度重視中斐關係,願繼續為斐濟經濟社會發展提供力所能及的幫助,同斐方一道把握兩國關係大方向,推動構建中斐命運共同體,更好造福兩國人民。

習近平結合蘭布卡訪問雲南、福建、浙江三地情況和感受,介紹了中國在扶貧減貧方面的做法和經驗。習近平強調,14億多人民共同邁入全面小康社會,這是中國共産黨領導中國人民取得的歷史性成就,也是中國為人類減貧和發展事業作出的歷史性貢獻。在此過程中,我們做到了每個民族、每個地區、每個人都沒有落下,充分彰顯了社會主義制度集中力量乾大事的政治優勢,得到了全中國56個民族人民的衷心擁護和支援。當前,中國正在以中國式現代化全面推進強國建設、民族復興偉業,中共二十屆三中全會就進一步全面深化改革、推進中國式現代化作出戰略部署。中國式現代化是堅持走和平發展道路的現代化。中國和斐濟同屬“全球南方”,中方願為斐濟等太平洋島國應對氣候變化提供幫助,加強發展合作,使太平洋成為太平之洋、友誼之洋、合作之洋。

8月20日下午,國家主席習近平在北京人民大會堂會見來華正式訪問的斐濟總理蘭布卡。新華社記者 翟健嵐 攝

蘭布卡祝賀中國體育代表團在巴黎奧運會獲得優異成績。蘭布卡表示,我30年前就曾作為總理訪華,此訪期間赴雲南、福建、浙江等地參訪,親眼見證了中國在習近平主席領導下在消除貧困和發展方面取得的偉大奇跡和巨大成就,深感敬佩。我希望學習借鑒中方先進理念和成功經驗,尤其是深入基層,傾聽人民聲音,同中方加強減貧、基礎設施、互聯互通等領域合作。斐方讚賞中方堅持和平共處五項原則,支援習近平主席提出的系列全球倡議,願同中方繼續共建“一帶一路”,促進太平洋島國同中國關係發展,使太平洋成為太平之洋。斐方完全理解中方在台灣問題上的立場,將繼續堅定奉行一個中國政策。

雙方發表《中華人民共和國和斐濟共和國聯合聲明》。

王毅參加會見。

Xi meets Fijian PM in Beijing, pledging to strengthen development cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka in Beijing on Tuesday.

Xi congratulated Fiji's Men's Rugby Sevens team on winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games.

Noting that Fiji was the first Pacific island country to establish diplomatic relations with China and that next year will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, Xi said that for nearly half a century, the two countries have always supported and helped each other, setting a good example of equal treatment and friendly cooperation between countries large and small.

China attaches great importance to China-Fiji relations and is willing to continue to provide assistance to the best of its ability for Fiji's economic and social development, and work with Fiji to grasp the general direction of bilateral relations and promote the building of a China-Fiji community with a shared future to better benefit the two peoples, Xi said.

Xi briefed Rabuka, who had visited Yunnan, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces prior to the meeting, on China's practices and experience in poverty alleviation. The completion of the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects for more than 1.4 billion people is a historic achievement the Chinese people have made under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and a historic contribution China has made to the cause of poverty reduction and the development of humanity, he stressed.

"In this process, we have left no ethnic group, region or individual behind, fully demonstrating the socialist system's political advantage in concentrating resources on major undertakings. We have won the heartfelt support of the people of all 56 ethnic groups in China," Xi said.

China is endeavoring to build itself into a stronger country and rejuvenate the Chinese nation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization that adheres to a path of peaceful development, Xi said.

Noting that China and Fiji both belong to the Global South, Xi said China is ready to help Fiji and other Pacific island countries cope with climate change, and strengthen development cooperation with them to make the Pacific Ocean an ocean of peace, friendship and cooperation.

Rabuka congratulated the Chinese Olympic delegation on its excellent performance at the Paris Olympics. He said he visited China 30 years ago as prime minister, and through his Yunnan, Fujian and Zhejiang tours this time, he witnessed the tremendous achievements China has made in poverty eradication and development under the leadership of President Xi.

Fiji is willing to learn from China's experience, and strengthen cooperation with China in poverty reduction, infrastructure and connectivity, he said.

Fiji appreciates China's adherence to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, supports the global initiatives proposed by President Xi, and is willing to continue the Belt and Road cooperation with China, promote the development of relations between Pacific island countries and China, and make the Pacific Ocean a peaceful ocean, Rabuka said.

He noted that Fiji fully understands China's position on the Taiwan question and will continue to firmly pursue the one-China policy.

A joint statement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Fiji was issued. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)