XisaysChinatocooperatewithMicronesiaoninfrastructure,climatechange_GuangmingOnlineChinesePresidentXiJinpingshakeshandswithPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminainBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,attheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijingonTuesday.XiandhiswifePengLiyuanheldawelcomeceremonyforSiminaandhiswifeAncellySiminapriortothetalksbetweenXiandSimina.(Xinhua/LiXueren)BEIJING,April9(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidonTuesdaythatChinaandMicronesiashouldenhancecooperationoninfrastructure,expressingChina'swillingnesstoprovideassistancetotheislandcountryintacklingclimatechange.Xi'sremarkscameduringhistalkswithPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.Simina,whoisonastatevisittoChinafromApril5to12.ChinasupportsMicronesiainsafeguardingnationalsovereigntyandindependence,takingadevelopmentpathsuitedtoitsnationalconditions,revitalizingitseconomyandimprovingpeople'slivelihood,Xisaid.Notingthatthisyearmarksthe35thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofdiplomatictiesbetweenChinaandMicronesia,XisaidChinaiswillingtoadvancetherelationsbetweenthetwocountries.HecalledonbothsidestoacceleratecooperationundertheBeltandRoadInitiative,increasepartnershipsoninfrastructure,andstrengthenexchangesinculture,health,educationandsub-nationalregions.HewelcomedmoreyoungpeoplefromMicronesiatostudyinChina.XisaidChinaiswillingtoprovideclimatechangeassistancetoMicronesiawithintheframeworkofSouth-SouthcooperationandstrengthencoordinationandcooperationwiththeislandcountrywithintheUnitedNationsandthePacificIslandsForumtojointlypracticemultilateralism.XisaidthatChina'srelationshipwithislandcountriesisbasedonmutualassistancewithintheframeworkofSouth-Southcooperation,anditisneithertargetedatanythirdpartynorshoulditbeinterferedwithbyanythirdparty.ChinamaintainsthatanycountryseekingtodeveloprelationswithPacificislandcountriesshouldhonortheirindependentchoices,putdevelopmentfirst,andadheretoopennessandinclusiveness,Xisaid.Islandcountrieshavetherighttochooseadevelopmentpathsuitedtotheirnationalconditionsandtocarryoutfriendlycooperationwithalldevelopmentpartners,headded."Chinaisreadytocontinuetoprovidesupporttothedevelopmentofislandcountriestothebestofitsabilityandcarryouttrilateralormultilateralcooperation,"Xisaid.SiminasaidMicronesiaacknowledgesthatTaiwanisaninalienablepartofChina'sterritory,andsupportsChina'spositiononissuesconcerningitscoreinterestssuchasTaiwan,HongKong,XinjiangandXizang.TheGlobalDevelopmentInitiative,theGlobalSecurityInitiativeandtheGlobalCivilizationInitiative,proposedbyPresidentXi,areofgreatsignificancetohelpingdevelopingcountriesachievecommondevelopmentandpromotingworldpeace,stabilityandprosperity,Siminasaid.SiminathankedChinaforitsvaluableassistancetoMicronesiaandotherPacificislandcountriesfortheireconomicandsocialdevelopmentovertheyears,andexpressedhiswillingnesstodeepencooperationinagriculture,fishery,economyandtrade,investment,tourismanddigitaleconomyundertheframeworkoftheBeltandRoadInitiativeandjointlyaddressclimatechange.China'scooperationwiththePacificislandcountriesisconducivetoregionalpeaceanddevelopment,andMicronesiawillcontinuetopromotesuchcooperation,Siminasaid.Afterthetalks,thetwoheadsofstatewitnessedthesigningofanumberofbilateralcooperationdocumentsontheBeltandRoadInitiative,greendevelopment,agriculture,healthcare,infrastructure,developmentcooperationandotherfields.ChinesePresidentXiJinpingholdsawelcomeceremonyforPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminaatthesquareoutsidetheeastentranceoftheGreatHallofthePeoplepriortotheirtalksinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,inBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/YueYuewei)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingholdsawelcomeceremonyforPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminaatthesquareoutsidetheeastentranceoftheGreatHallofthePeoplepriortotheirtalksinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,inBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/YinBogu)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingholdsawelcomeceremonyforPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminaatthesquareoutsidetheeastentranceoftheGreatHallofthePeoplepriortotheirtalksinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,inBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/YinBogu)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingholdsawelcomeceremonyforPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminaatthesquareoutsidetheeastentranceoftheGreatHallofthePeoplepriortotheirtalksinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,inBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/YueYuewei)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandhiswifePengLiyuanholdawelcomeceremonyforPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminaandhiswifeAncellySiminapriortothetalksbetweenXiandSiminainBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,attheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/LiXueren)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingholdstalkswithPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.Simina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,attheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.(Xinhua/YinBogu)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandPresidentoftheFederatedStatesofMicronesiaWesleyW.SiminajointlywitnessthesigningofanumberofbilateralcooperationdocumentsontheBeltandRoadInitiative,greendevelopment,agriculture,healthcare,infrastructure,developmentcooperationandotherfieldsaftertheirtalksattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,April9,2024.XiheldtalkswithSimina,whoisonastatevisittoChina,inBeijingonTuesday.(Xinhua/YueYuewei)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.