Li Keqiang

China, ROK agree to enhance mutual trust, cooperation

Published on 10 Maggio 2018 in ASIA/POLITICS by pressrelease

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Tokyo Wednesday, vowing to enhance political mutual trust and win-win cooperation. Calling the two countries close neighbors and important cooperation partners, Li said China hopes to enhance strategic communication and political trust with the ROK, expand win-win cooperation and promote further easing of regional situation. The two countries should synergize their development strategies and enhance cooperation in various areas, Li said. The 7th China-Japan-ROK leaders’ meeting, held earlier in the day in Tokyo, had reached many new consensuses on boosting cooperation, maintaining regional stability and facilitating regional development, Li said.

China will take over the presidency of the trilateral cooperation, he said, vowing to work closely with Japan and the ROK to cement trust and meet each other halfway to boost trilateral cooperation as well as regional integration. Li congratulated the success of the recent inter-Korean summit between Moon and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un. He welcomed the return of the nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula to the track of dialogue and spoke highly of the efforts made by the ROK.

Chinese premier Li calls for a new Sino-Philippine cooperation

Published on 16 Novembre 2017 in ASIA/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday called for opening a new chapter for Chinese-Philippine friendship and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect and equal treatment. Since Sino-Philippine relations were turned around last year, the bilateral ties have seen a positive momentum of improvement and development and bilateral cooperation has been promoted in all sectors, said Li. Li said his visit is aimed to consolidate the momentum for the bilateral ties and make up the time and opportunities that were once lost. He encouraged all walks of life from China and the Philippines to participate in the building of the bilateral relations so as to create conditions for enhancing mutual trust, deepening cooperation, and consolidating the public support for the long-term friendship. Aquilino Pimentel, Senate president of the Philippines, He expressed thanks to China for providing support for the economic and social development and livelihood improvement in the Philippines, stressing that the country stands ready to strengthen the bilateral exchanges between legislative organs and political parties and to promote bilateral ties to a new high.

China hopes to ‘energise’ relations with Singapore, Asean, Li Keqiang tells Lee Hsien Loong

Published on 20 Settembre 2017 in ASIA/PRESS RELEASE/REGIONS by pressrelease

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang welcomed Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, saying he hoped to “inject new energy” into China’s ties both with the city state and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Premier Li Keqiang said: “Singapore is an important member of Asean, it’s the country coordinator between China and Asean and will be rotating chair next year”. The relationship between China and Singapore has been under close scrutiny since Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, absence from a major summit on China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” a plan to boost infrastructure and trade links from Asia to Africa. Singapore’s foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan visited Beijing in June, at which time the two countries agreed to boost cooperation on government to government schemes in Tianjin, Chongqing and Suzhou, as well as on “Belt and Road” projects.

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