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Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

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Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

2024-11-30 12:27 Last Updated At:19:17

China has made much more progress at a much faster speed in transformative areas thanks to the reform approach taken by the Chinese government to achieve efficient and appropriate governance, said Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa in an interview in Beijing on Wednesday.

Mata'afa just wrapped up her sixth visit to China from Nov 20 to 28. During the latest trip, she visited eight cities in China, including Taizhou City in east China's Jiangsu Province, the cities of Shenzhen and Huizhou in south China's Guangdong Province, and Beijing.

In an interview with the China Media Group, she said she has been deeply impressed by China's achievements in renewable energy and information technology, and the government's reform mindset and measures.

"What is notable always with China is the pace at which it changes. My main takeaway as a leader with a sort of a broad overview is that internationally there are two key platforms for development. Energy being one of them, especially the renewable energy. And secondly is the whole digital and information technologies. These are the transformative platforms, of which many countries now are premising their development. It's the new way of work. So everyone is very much on board. But you see in China, how much more they're doing, how much faster they are responding. From a government perspective, what I'm really appreciating is the reform approach, being always mindful, given the information flow of what government needs to do, how it can respond. But what strikes me is a mindset of wanting to be right on top of that information and reconfiguring how government works to more efficiently and appropriately respond to the needs, whether they be internal or external. So, that has been one of my major takeaways," Mata'afa said.

Mata'afa officially started her nine-day visit in Taizhou, where she visited the Taizhou Polytechnic College and a green energy company. She spoke highly of China's investments in education, saying it helps not only with Chinese modernization, but also with the preservation of traditional Chinese culture.

"We were taken to a centralized data center, where the information is coming in to better advise the administrations on how to respond. You mentioned the students. Once again, it's a level of investment. What I noticed was a very broad scope of learning, not just academia, but also cultural elements, value elements. It's good to see. On one side, it seems very modern, right? In terms of aspiration, abilities and what has been able to be achieved. But on the other side, to be very careful to preserve principles and values of Chinese culture," Mata'afa said.

In Shenzhen, Mata'afa visited the Futian Mangrove National Nature Reserve. As a leader who prioritizes the protection of mangrove in the Pacific island nation, she said the nature reserve has provided an advanced and inspiring approach that focuses on the ecosystem as a whole, rather than just mangrove.

"What I saw was much more advanced, right? Progress in the management of mangroves. It has to do with resources, of course. But what I particularly enjoyed, and I don't think we have paid as much attention in terms of our mangrove work, is providing the environment for the other animals, the birds, the fishes and so forth. We're more still at the point where we just want to ensure that we don't lose the mangrove. But the further development that has been done at that center, really it's become a refuge or a place where the animal life can thrive. We see a bit of it in Samoa, but it's not being done intentionally. We just try and ensure that we don't lose the mangrove in the first instance. But I think our planning needs to be a lot more extended about the ecosystem that is supported by our mangroves. That's a huge project. And it's a great demonstration of what can be done with our mangroves, and the benefits that it derives," Mata'afa said.

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

Samoan PM commends China's efficient governance for boosting rapid progress in transformative areas

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China ready to push ties with Argentina to higher level: FM

2025-02-15 22:02 Last Updated At:22:37

China is ready to work with Argentina to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and bring the bilateral relations to a new level, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.

This will benefit the people of the two countries and help China and Latin America achieve common development and prosperity, Wang said. He made the remarks during a meeting with his Argentine counterpart Gerardo Werthein on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the Chinese and Argentine people have enjoyed a long-standing friendship, and China-Argentina cooperation is equal and mutually beneficial.

Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Argentine President Javier Milei held a meeting and reached important consensus on consolidating and developing bilateral relations, said Wang.

China is willing to work with Argentina to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state and strengthen exchanges at the high level and in all fields, so as to bring the bilateral relations to a new level and better benefit the people of both countries, he said.

Wang also said the two sides should continue to respect and accommodate each other's core interests and major concerns, and continuously consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Wang pointed out that China does not seek spheres of influence, nor does it participate in geopolitical competition. In international affairs, China firmly practices multilateralism and is willing to work with Latin American countries, including Argentina, to firmly safeguard the international rule of law and the basic norms of international relations, he said.

Wang noted that China-Argentina relations are an important part of China-Latin America relations. Over the past decade since its establishment, the China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum has effectively promoted China-Latin America cooperation and brought tangible benefits to the people of both sides, he said.

China is willing to work with Latin American countries to support the development and growth of the China-CELAC Forum, helping China and Latin America achieve common development and prosperity, said Wang.

Werthein said that Argentina attaches great importance to its relations with China, and looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges and deepening pragmatic cooperation with China.

Noting that Argentina appreciates China's support for Argentina's defense of its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands, Werthein said Argentina firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is willing to become a reliable and stable cooperative partner of China.

Werthein also said that Argentina will play an active role in promoting the development of Latin America-China relations on the basis of strengthening bilateral relations.

China ready to push ties with Argentina to higher level: FM

China ready to push ties with Argentina to higher level: FM

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