Follow Vanuatu Investment Immigration and Vanuatu News: On April 27, 2015, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with visiting Vanuatu Foreign Minister Kilman in Beijing.
Wang Yi stated that over the more than 30 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vanuatu, the two countries have made significant progress in their relationship. Last year, President Xi Jinping successfully met with Prime Minister Natuman twice in Nanjing and Port Vila, reaching many consensuses on deepening China-Vanuatu relations, injecting new momentum into the development of bilateral ties. China has always advocated that all countries, regardless of size, are equal members of the international community. China values the development of relations with Vanuatu and is willing to continue to maintain high-level and various levels of exchanges with Vanuatu based on mutual trust, mutual support, and mutually beneficial cooperation, deepen exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas including economy and trade, infrastructure construction, education, culture, and law enforcement, strengthen communication and coordination in international and regional affairs, and promote further development of bilateral relations.
Kilman expressed that firmly advancing relations with China is the established policy of the Vanuatu government and a broad consensus among all political parties in Vanuatu. Vanuatu will always be a trustworthy friend of China in the Pacific island region. The Vanuatu side sincerely thanks China for its long-term selfless assistance to Vanuatu's economic and social development and appreciates China's valuable support in combating the devastating super typhoon disaster. The Vanuatu side is willing to further learn from and draw on China's development experience, expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two countries, and promote the continuous advancement of Vanuatu-China relations. The Vanuatu side sincerely welcomes China to play a greater role in Pacific island regional affairs.