China's top political advisor meets speaker of National Assembly of Zimbabwe on relations

China's top political advisor Wang Huning met with Jacob Mudenda, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zimbabwe, in Beijing on Wednesday, to discuss relations between their two countries.

At the meeting, Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, recalled that last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping had in-depth friendly exchange of views with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was in Beijing to attend the Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and was paying a state visit to China, with the two leaders providing new strategic guidance for the development of China-Zimbabwe relations.

China is willing to work with Zimbabwe under the guidance of the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and take the implementation of the outcomes of FOCAC as an opportunity to enhance political mutual trust, expand pragmatic cooperation, and jointly build a high-level China-Zimbabwe community with a shared future, he said.

Wang also said that the CPPCC is willing to contribute to promoting the development of bilateral relations.

Speaking on the same occasion, Mudenda said that Zimbabwe adheres to the one-China principle and sincerely thanks China for its valuable support. He expressed the hope that the two sides will continue to strengthen exchanges at all levels, including governmental and people-to-people exchanges at various levels, and deepen cooperation in fields including energy, culture and the digital economy.

Zimbabwe's House of Assembly is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the CPPCC National Committee, and jointly contribute to promoting the economic and social development of the two countries, he said.

China's top political advisor meets speaker of National Assembly of Zimbabwe on relations

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and China should cherish the historical experience of jointly resisting aggression and continue to work together for a prosperous future, said ROK President Lee Jae Myung.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lee will pay a state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7. It will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office last year.

In an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Seoul on Wednesday, Lee said that humanity must learn from the past to prevent the tragedy of war from repeating itself.

"While pursuing their own national interests to the fullest extent, countries must not harm the national interests of others, but should coexist peacefully. The act of invading other countries and massacring their people for one's own benefit must never be repeated. History of humanity often repeats itself, therefore we must learn from the past. In this regard, I believe the historical experience of ROK and China in resisting aggression and fighting together is invaluable. Of course, while historical experience is important, we cannot remain stuck in the past. For a better future for the people of both countries, we need to continuously explore possibilities for working together towards the future," said the president.

ROK president calls for learning lesson from anti-aggression history