China, Kiribati formally restore diplomatic ties

01:14, September 28, 2019

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  China looks forward to resuming diplomatic ties with Kiribati

  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Monday that China looks forward to resuming diplomatic ties with Kiribati, after the country announced its decision to recognize the one-China policy and sever "ties" with Taiwan on Friday.File photo: CGTNChina is committed to developing friendly relationship with countries all over the world on the basis of one-China policy, said Geng.He added that to resume diplomatic ties with Kiribati will not only benefit the two peoples, but will also be conducive to regional peace, stability and prosperity.It is the second country to do so in less than a week, after the Solomon Islands government voted on a similar move last Monday.Taiwans remaining "diplomatic allies" have now shrunk to 15.

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  FM cites historic trend as China, Kiribati resume ties

  (Photo: Xinhua)The one-China principle is the international communitys consensus and an irreversible historic trend, Chinas top diplomat said after China and Kiribati officially restored diplomatic relations on Thursday.Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kiribatis President Taneti Mamau signed a joint communique at the office of the Permanent Mission of China to the UN in New York on the establishment of diplomatic relations on Thursday local time.China and Kiribati agree to develop friendly relations on the basis of the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each others internal affairs, equality, mutual benefit and peaceful coexistence, the communique said."Not far from us is the UN headquarters where the legal rights of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) in the UN were restored 48 years ago. A UN resolution recognized the representative of the PRC government as the sole legal representative of China, said Wang.Since then, the one-China principle has gained broad consensus of the international community and is a key principle of international relations. The resuming of diplomatic relations again proves that the principle is an irreversible historic trend, Wang noted at a press briefing after the signing of the communique.Wang also hailed the resumption of ties as icing on the cake at an important moment — the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, which falls on Tuesday.China now has Kiribati as a good friend and partner and the people of Kiribati can carry out mutually beneficial cooperation with a country of 1.4 billion people and the two sides can share development opportunities, Wang said.Kiribati, located in the Central Pacific Ocean, announced its decision to cut "diplomatic ties" with the island of Taiwan on September 20, less than a week after the Solomon Islands cut its &...

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  China, Solomon Islands to establish diplomatic ties

  BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Solomon Islands is to be held soon Saturday afternoon, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.(Photo: Peoples Daily)