Ugandan prime minister meets with Chinese foreign minister

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met with Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, who attended the opening ceremony of the Fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakhar and others were present.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that Uganda is an important country in Africa and a representative of emerging economies. President Xi Jinping and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have established mutual trust and friendship, providing impetus and assurance for the development of China-Uganda relations, said Wang.

Last autumn, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, and the outcomes of the Summit have already been effectively implemented in Uganda, said Wang, noting that in the first quarter of this year, Uganda's exports to China increased by nearly 90 percent year on year.

China is full of confidence in the prospect of China-Uganda relations and stands ready to deepen practical cooperation in various fields and work together to promote the sound, steady, and sustainable development of bilateral relations, said Wang Yi.

Wang Yi stated that China and Uganda maintain strategic communication and coordination on international and multilateral affairs and jointly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Africa and the vast number of developing countries. China is willing to work with Uganda and other African brothers and sisters to support and practice multilateralism, oppose unilateral bullying, and safeguard the basic norms governing international relations, said Wang.

Nabbanja said that Uganda and China respect and understand each other and keep close communication and contact. She expressed appreciation to China for its long-term and valuable support in Uganda's infrastructure construction and economic and social development. Uganda and China have achieved remarkable results in cooperation within the frameworks of the Belt and Road Initiative and the FOCAC, said Nabbanja.

The 10 partnership actions put forward by President Xi Jinping are highly consistent with Uganda's development goals, and Uganda looks forward to further deepening cooperation in key areas such as airport expansion, digital transformation, and agricultural modernization, said Nabbanja.

Ugandan prime minister meets with Chinese foreign minister

The Japanese intruder who broke into the Embassy of China in Japan on Tuesday morning was arrested by the police later the same day, with more information about the case disclosed, according to local media.

The intruder has been identified as Kodai Murata, 23, a second lieutenant in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF), stationed at Camp Ebino in Miyazaki Prefecture, according to Kyodo News, citing Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. A second lieutenant is the lowest officer rank within the GSDF.

The suspect allegedly entered the premises of the Chinese embassy at around 09:00 local time, carrying a knife and shouting threatening words. He was initially detained by embassy staff and later arrested by police on suspicion of unlawful entry, the report said.

The man admitted that his act was illegal and he also threatened to kill Chinese diplomatic personnel in the so-called "name of god." The GSDF said it would cooperate fully with the police and deal with the case "strictly," proceeding "based on facts."

According to the Chinese embassy in Japan, a man claiming to be "an active-duty officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces" forcibly broke into the embassy by climbing over a wall on Tuesday morning, threatening to kill Chinese diplomatic personnel.

The embassy has lodged solemn representations and a strong protest with the Japanese side, demanding that Japan provide a responsible explanation.

Intruder to Chinese embassy in Japan arrested, more information disclosed