Beijing’s foreign minister tells Pacific nation the US is hindering Chinese development
- Wang Yi declares to Kiribati president that China is willing to work with developing nations to eliminate injustice
- Fiji becomes the first Pacific island nation to join US President Joe Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
In a meeting with Kiribati President Taneti Maamau on Friday, Wang said China was willing to support developing nations.
“The world is not peaceful, the epidemic is raging, wars are frequent and poverty and backwardness can be seen everywhere. But the United States and its allies are determined to focus on deliberately hindering China’s development,” Wang was quoted as saying by a Chinese foreign ministry statement.
“China is willing to do its best to work with developing countries to accelerate common development and eliminate injustice.”
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The Global Times, an English-language tabloid published by the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily, reported that a road map for infrastructure construction under China’s Belt and Road Initiative had been signed, along with cooperation agreements on trade, renewable energy and customs.