On May 22, Ambassador Cai Weiming met with Hon. Francis Sade, the new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service of the Solomon Islands.

Ambassador Cai congratulated Sade on his assumption of office, and stated that since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the bilateral relations between China and Solomon Islands have made significant progress on the basis of the one-China principle. China is willing to work with Solomon Islands’ new government to solidify political mutual trust, enhance high-level exchanges, deepen pragmatic cooperation, promote people-to-people exchanges, and jointly build a China-Solomon Islands community with a shared future in the new era.

Sade thanked China for its support and help during the past years, and highlighted the friendship with China has become a broad consensus among Solomon Islanders. The new government of Solomon Islands will continue to adhere to the one-China principle, and work closely with China to promote the cooperation in all sectors, so as to promote greater development for the bilateral relations.