On November 3, Ambassador Chen Haiping paid a courtesy call on Mr. Solo Mara, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Fiji.

Ambassador Chen noted that in the week since his arrival, he has fully felt the support from all sectors of Fijian society for China-Fiji relations. He expressed his commitment to working closely with the Fijian side to drive further, significant progress in bilateral ties. Ambassador Chen also briefed Mr. Mara on the core ideas of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, emphasizing China’s readiness to strengthen exchanges on governance experience and share the development opportunities presented by Chinese modernization.

Mr. Mara welcomed Ambassador Chen to his new post, expressed deep gratitude for China’s long-standing support for Fiji in areas such as infrastructure, investment, and development assistance, and highly commended China’s contributions to the development of the Pacific island region. Mr. Mara reaffirmed that Fiji fully recognizes the one-China principle as the cornerstone of Fiji-China relations and will continue to firmly uphold it.