Vice-Premier Meets Vanuatu FM

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Tuesday, December 18, 2001

Vice-Premier Meets Vanuatu FM

Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen met Tuesday with Alain Mahe, minister of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu. Qian spoke highly of the development of theChina-Vanuatu relations over the past 20 years, saying that the bilateral ties will have new opportunities for development in the new century.

Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen met Tuesday with Alain Mahe, minister of Foreign Affairs of Vanuatu.

During the meeting, Qian spoke highly of the development of theChina-Vanuatu relations over the past 20 years, saying that the bilateral ties will have new opportunities for development in the new century.

The two countries' economies are highly mutually complementary,Qian said. To strengthen the China-Vanuatu cooperative relationship is beneficial to the development of the economy in both countries and in the interests of both peoples, he said.

China and Vanuatu, both developing countries, are devoted to upholding national independence and opposing external interferenceand share common interests in safeguarding regional peace and stability, Qian said.

Qian said China is willing to make joint efforts with Vanuatu in promoting the all-round and sound development of the two countries' friendly relations of cooperation on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in the new century.

Alain Mahe thanked the Chinese Government for its aid over the years. He said Vanuatu will adhere to the one-China policy and strengthen its friendly cooperative relations with China.

Qian elaborated on China's principled stance on the Taiwan issue and expressed appreciation of Vanuatu's adherence to its one-China policy.

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