The Simandou iron ore mine project in Guinea is a major achievement in China-Guinea cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Lin made the remarks when asked to comment on Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's visit to Sierra Leone and Guinea where he will attend the inauguration of the Simandou iron ore mine project as President Xi Jinping's special representative.
"The 2024 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was a complete success, ushering China-Africa relations into a new stage of building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for new era. This year marks the start of implementing the summit's outcomes, and both China and Africa are actively taking actions, with many results already realized in Africa. Both Guinea and Sierra Leone have a traditional friendship with China and are China's comprehensive strategic cooperative partners. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong's visit will further consolidate and develop China's relations with the two countries, renew our traditional friendship, deepen practical cooperation across all fields, and inject strong impetus into the implementation of the outcomes of the FOCAC Beijing Summit," Lin said.
"The Simandou iron ore mine project is about to go into production. This is an important outcome of the solidarity and collaboration among China, Guinea, and the relevant parties, to which China extends warm congratulations. We are willing to work hand-in-hand with all parties to help the Guinean people convert their resource advantages into stronger driving force for development and realize win-win cooperation," he said.
Spokesman on Simandou iron ore project in Guinea
China and Russia have agreed to resolutely safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II, safeguard world peace and security, and uphold historical truth and international justice, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.
In response to a related media query, Lin briefed the press on the outcomes of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Russia and the 20th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation earlier this week.
"This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. The two heads of state attended commemorations in each other's country, and agreed to firmly safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II and resolutely oppose any retrogressive acts attempting to whitewash colonial aggression, sending a powerful message for upholding justice and fairness in the current era," Lin noted.
"During the recent China-Russia strategic security consultation, the two sides conducted strategic alignment on issues related to Japan, reaching a high degree of consensus. Both sides agreed to resolutely safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II won at the cost of lives and blood, firmly oppose any erroneous words and deeds that attempt to whitewash the history of colonial aggression, and resolutely counter any attempts to revive fascism or Japanese militarism. Both sides stressed that China and Russia, as major countries and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, will shoulder their shared responsibility to safeguard world peace and security, and uphold historical truth and international justice," said the spokesman.
"We stand ready to continue coordinating and cooperating with Russia to resolutely curb the provocative acts of Japan's far-right forces that undermine regional peace and stability and attempt to remilitarize," Lin said.
China, Russia agree to resolutely safeguard outcomes of World War II victory: spokesman
