President Xi holds trilateral talks with Macron, EU President

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a Trilateral Meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President, Von Der Leyen. The meeting was held on the afternoon of 6 April at the Great Hall of the People.

In April, a lot of countries visited China, including developed countries and developing countries, a reason China is gradually becoming more attractive for the world.

At the meeting, President Xi pointed out that the concurrent visit to China by President Macron and President Von Der Leyen demonstrates the positive desire of the European Union (EU) to grow relations with China and advance the common interests of China and the EU. In a complex and volatile world beset by the protracted Ukraine crisis, faltering global recovery, volatile financial markets and growing difficulties facing developing countries, China and the EU need to stay committed to dialogue and cooperation, uphold world peace and stability, foster common development and prosperity, promote human progress, and address global challenges together.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership. China is prepared to work with the EU to set the right direction and tone for China-EU ties, fully resume exchanges at all levels, revitalize mutuallybeneficial cooperation in various fields, and overcome disturbances and challenges, thus injecting fresh impetus into China-EU relations and global peace, stability and prosperity.

On the afternoon of April 7, 2023, President Xi Jinping also held an informal meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Pine Garden in Guangzhou City of Guangdong Province, China. Xi Jinping warmly welcomed Macron to Guangzhou and expressed his pleasure to meet and talk with him again. The two heads of state strolled through the Pine Garden, chatting and stopping at times to enjoy the unique beauty of the southern Chinese garden.

On the afternoon of April 6, 2023, President Xi Jinping met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People. President Xi pointed out that China always regards the European Union (EU) as a strategic force in the international landscape, and takes the development of China-EU relations as a priority in its diplomacy. China is ready to work with the EU to carry forward the fine tradition, maintain close communication, enhance strategic mutual trust, focus on mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly overcome disturbance and challenges, to promote high-level development of China-EU relations. President Xi emphasized that China and the EU need to strengthen communication, foster a right perception of each other, and avoid misunderstanding and miscalculation. The Chinese nation, throughout its 5000-plus-year history of civilization, has always been opposed to military aggression, the strong bullying the weak, or seeking hegemony from the

Chinese Premier Li Qiang harps on Chinese vision for a shared global future

On March 30, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. LI Qiang delivered a keynote speech themed “Following the Vision of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and Bringing More Certainty to World Peace and Development”, at the Opening Plenary of The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.

Highlights of Premier Li Qiang’s speech showed that the theme of this year’s Annual Conference, “An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges”, is highly relevant to our times and responsive to our shared concerns. In a world of turmoil and transformation, humanity is faced with unprecedented challenges. Instability, uncertainty and unexpected developments have become the norm. Amid the momentous shifts where uncertainty abounds, people yearn for more and stronger forces of certainty to drive the world to a brighter future.

Qiang noted that ten years ago, President Xi Jinping had put forward the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind. Later, he expounded China’s proposition on this vision at this Forum and on many other international occasions, and went on to propose the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI) and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI). These initiatives are China’s proposals for global development and governance. Over the past 10 years, China has taken concrete actions to advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and achieved a series of major outcomes. The high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, in particular, has helped developing countries achieve faster development and opened up new space for the growth of the world economy. Meanwhile, China has made productive efforts as a major responsible country to champion political settlement of crises, resolve international hot-spot issues, facilitate peace talks and de-escalate tensions. These are the real steps that China has taken to build a community with a shared future for mankind. What has happened shows that the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind has become a banner that guides the trend of the times and human progress, and a source of certainty for lasting peace and shared prosperity in the world. position of strength. China pursues development for the purpose of delivering a better life for the Chinese people.

Qiang advocated for need to First, work together to maintain a peaceful and stable environment for development to bring greater certainty to the fluid global environment.

Second, to work together to build a more vibrant center of growth to bring greater certainty to world economic recovery.

Third, to work together to expand effective ways for enhanced solidarity and cooperation to bring greater certainty to the shifting global governance.

Fourth, to work together to pursue deeper and more substantive people-to-people exchanges to bring greater certainty to the interactions among civilizations. Looking ahead over the longer run, he said there is certainty in the goals and prospects of China’s development.

“A China that is stable and dedicated to development, a China that is down-to-earth and pressing ahead with fortitude, and a China that is confident, open and sharing will surely be a strong force for global prosperity and stability. Looking at the near term, both the dynamism and momentum of China’s growth are strong,” he noted.

On the afternoon of 6 April, President Xi Jinping had a trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in China.

On April 14, President Xi Jinping held talks with Brazilian President Lula da Silva, who was on a state visit to China. On April 19, 2023, President Xi Jinping aslso held talks with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba who was in China for a state visit.

The two heads of state decided to elevate the China-

Gabon comprehensive cooperative partnership to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. On the afternoon of 21 March local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow. They had sincere, friendly and fruitful talks on the bilateral ties and major regional and international issues of mutual interest, and reached new, important common understandings in many fields.

Chinese Foreign Ministry protests US breach of One China Policy

In apparent disregard of China’s serious representations and repeated warnings, the United States has been accused of deliberately approving the transit of Tsai Ingwen, leader of the Taiwan region, through the United States, an action seen as a breach of the One China policy.

Statements by the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson on Tsai Ing-wen’s “Transit” Through the United States recently gave indication to that effect.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson noted that US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the number three in the US government, had held a high-profile meeting with Tsai. Other US officials and lawmakers also had contact with Tsai and provided the platform for her separatist rhetoric for “Taiwan independence”.

“This is essentially the United States acting with Taiwan to connive at “Taiwan independence” separatists’ political activities in the United States, conduct official contact with Taiwan and upgrade the substantive relations with Taiwan, and frame it as a “transit”. This is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three ChinaUS joint communiqués. It seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and sends an egregiously wrong signal to the “Taiwan independence” separatist forces. China firmly opposes and strongly condemns it.

“The one-China principle is a prevailing consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations. It is also the prerequisite and basis for the establishment and development of China-US diplomatic relations. In the three China-US joint communiqués, the United States made a clear commitment of maintaining only unofficial relations with Taiwan. Over the years, however, the United States has obdurately attempted to contain China by exploiting the Taiwan question and betrayed its commitments. The United States has been crossing the line and acting provocatively on issues such as US-Taiwan official exchanges, arms sales to and military dealings with Taiwan and creating chances for Taiwan to expand its so-called “international space”, and kept fudging and hollowing out the one-China principle.

• Countermeasures Against Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and Their Leaders

A Decree of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has accordingly approved a number of measures against the breach of the One China policy.

The Decision on Taking Countermeasures Against Hudson Institute, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and Their Leaders was issued and came into force as of 7 April 2023.

“In disregard of China’s repeated representations and firm opposition, the United States allowed Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Taiwan region, to “transit” in the U.S. and engage in political activities there from 29 to 31 March and from 4 to 6 April 2023. Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum provided platform and facilitation for Tsai Ing-wen’s “Taiwan independence” separatist activities in the U.S. It is a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three ChinaU.S. joint communiqués, and a grave infringement upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

China’s consumer products expo sharing massive market

On April 10, the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) kicked off in southern China’s island province of Hainan, with more than 3,300 products from 65 countries and regions on display at the sixday event. The total exhibition area is 120,000 square meters, an increase of 20 percent over the previous edition, and the overall design of the booths this year is more fashionable and has a modern touch, according to the organizing committee.

People visit the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of South China’s Hainan Province, on April 10, 2023.