On the afternoon of August 20, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, who is on an official visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping congratulated Fiji's Men's Rugby Sevens team on winning the silver medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. 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 relations between China and Fiji, Xi Jinping pointed out 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 ready to continue to provide assistance to the best of its ability for Fiji's economic and social development, and work with Fiji to keep to the direction of bilateral relations and promote the building of a China-Fiji community with a shared future to better benefit the two peoples.

Drawing on Rabuka's visits to Yunnan, Fujian and Zhejiang provinces and his impressions from these visits, Xi Jinping introduced China's practices and experience in poverty alleviation. Xi Jinping stressed that 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 (CPC) and a historic contribution China has made to the cause of poverty reduction and the development of humanity. Xi Jinping said, "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." At present, China is endeavoring to build itself into a stronger country and rejuvenate the Chinese nation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernization. The Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee made strategic plans for further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization. It is the modernization of peaceful development. Noting that China and Fiji both belong to the Global South, Xi Jinping 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 Olympic Games Paris 2024. He said he visited China 30 years ago as prime minister, and through his Yunnan, Fujian and Zhejiang tours this time, he witnessed the great miracles and tremendous achievements China has made in poverty eradication and development under the leadership of President Xi Jinping, which he deeply admired. He expressed the hope to learn from China's advanced ideas and successful experience, particularly by engaging with grassroots communities and listening to the voices of the people, and strengthen cooperation with China in poverty reduction, infrastructure and connectivity. Fiji appreciates China's adherence to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, supports the global initiatives put forward by President Xi Jinping, and is ready 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 an ocean of peace. 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.

Wang Yi was present at the meeting.