China pledges boost to law enforcement cooperation with Pacific Island nations

In high-level talks in Beijing with 11 states, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offers closer collaboration on trade, climate, security

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Solomon Islands’ Peter Shanel Agovaka (left) and top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi at the China-Pacific Island Countries foreign ministers’ meeting in Xiamen on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 2:18pm, 29 May 2025Updated: 6:21pm, 29 May 2025

Beijing has pledged to expand its support for Pacific Island countries in building climate resilience, and to continue law enforcement cooperation in the region, during high-level talks in the coastal city of Xiamen in southeastern China’s Fujian province on Wednesday.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the commitment, which included US$2 million for the climate change fund, at the third foreign ministers’ meeting between China and Pacific Island states. It was also the first in-person gathering since the 2021 inaugural event.

The meeting – part of Beijing’s continuing efforts to reinforce its outreach to the strategically important region – convened with foreign ministers and senior diplomats representing 11 of the 18 member states of the Pacific Islands Forum.

According to a document released on Wednesday night after the meeting, China’s US$2 million investment will be used to expand cooperation in renewable energy, agriculture, fishery, low-carbon infrastructure, and tourism.

Under a new climate change cooperation initiative, China will undertake 100 “small-and-beautiful” projects – a new model that shifts the focus of the Belt and Road Initiative from mega infrastructure to small and sustainable improvements in people’s lives.

These projects will set out to enhance the ability of Pacific Island nations to tackle climate-related hazards and the impacts of climate change, the document said.

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China pledges boost to law enforcement cooperation with Pacific Island nations

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}In high-level talks in Beijing with 11 states, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offers closer collaboration on trade, climate, security

In high-level talks in Beijing with 11 states, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offers closer collaboration on trade, climate, security