(Two Sessions Express) Wang Yi talks about China-Indonesia relations: a model of mutually beneficial cooperation among regional countries and a model for developing countries to strengthen themselves through unity
China News Agency, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Li Chun) When talking about China-Indonesia relations in Beijing on the 7th, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Indonesia relations have developed into a regional A model of mutually beneficial cooperation between countries and a model for developing countries to strengthen themselves through unity.
On the same day, the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference, inviting Wang Yi to answer questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to "China's foreign policy and foreign relations".
At 3:00 p.m. on March 7, the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress held a press conference in the press conference hall of the Great Hall of the People, inviting State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to answer questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to "China's foreign policy and foreign relations" .
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Wang Yi expressed that both China and Indonesia are representatives of major developing countries and emerging economies. The two countries have extensive common interests and huge development potential.
During the epidemic, China took the lead in providing anti-epidemic assistance to Indonesia, and took the lead in cooperating with Indonesia in the research and development of vaccines and specific drugs for the new crown.
So far, 290 million doses of vaccines have been provided to Indonesia, making it the country that has provided the most vaccines to Indonesia.
China's joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative is deeply connected with Indonesia's "Regional Comprehensive Economic Corridor", and the trade volume between the two countries increased by nearly 60% year-on-year last year.
The two sides have also successfully launched a high-level dialogue and cooperation mechanism, and a new pattern of bilateral cooperation featuring political, economic, cultural and maritime "four-wheel drive" has taken shape.
Wang Yi said that in the next step, China will deepen cooperation with Indonesia in the entire vaccine industry chain, ensure that Indonesia becomes a regional vaccine production center, and jointly build a protective shield against the epidemic in the region.
Promoting the early completion and opening of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway will provide greater acceleration for promoting Indonesia's post-pandemic development and enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides.
Wang Yi pointed out that this year, Indonesia will host the G20 Leaders' Summit.
China will definitely provide support and assistance, and focus on the theme of the summit of "common recovery and strong recovery", promote cooperation in innovation, digital, green, health and other fields, earnestly safeguard the interests of emerging markets and developing countries, and promote the G20 for Make greater contributions to promoting world economic recovery and improving global governance.
In addition, when talking about China's role in resolving hotspot issues in the Middle East, Wang Yi said that for a long time, security and development have been the two major problems that plagued the Middle East countries.
As a strategic partner of Middle Eastern countries, China has always pursued "two supports", that is, to support Middle Eastern countries to resolve regional security issues through unity and cooperation, and to support the people of the Middle East to independently explore their own development paths.
Wang Yi said that over the past year or so, China has successively put forward a five-point proposal on realizing security and stability in the Middle East, a four-point proposal for a political settlement of the Syrian issue, and a three-point approach to implementing the "two-state solution" between Palestine and Israel. Realize regional security and common security.
At the same time, China has joined hands with other countries in the Middle East to fight the epidemic and promote cooperation in vaccine production and drug research and development.
Accelerating the construction of a free trade area between China and the Gulf countries and launching a comprehensive cooperation agreement between China and Iran has provided a positive boost to the development of the Middle East.
"China has always played a constructive role in the Middle East. We never seek any geopolitical self-interest, nor do we intend to fill the so-called power vacuum." Wang Yi pointed out that in the past few decades, it was precisely because some foreign powers competed to intervene in Middle East affairs, giving The Middle East and the people of the Middle East have done harm after harm.
Today in the 21st century, we believe that this situation should not continue.
The right to safeguard the security and development of the Middle East should be completely handed over to the people of the Middle East, and the Middle East countries should be supported to seek peace through unity, stability through self-improvement, and development through cooperation, so as to truly realize long-term peace and prosperity in the Middle East.
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