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Meeting with China’s Vice Foreign Minister, H.E. Ma Zhaoxu

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China’s Vice Foreign Minister, H.E. Ma Zhaoxu hosted the Pacific Islands Ambassadors Group to a lunch meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, on 6 February 2024. Minister Ma Zhaoxu highlighted some of China’s technical support to assist the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in the pursuit of their national development objectives and that the […]

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With Samoa’s Minister of Police, Honourable Faualo Lefau Harry Schuster who co-chaired with China’s State Councilor and Minister of Public Security, H.E. Wang Xiaohong, the 2nd Ministerial Dialogue on Police Capacity Building and Cooperation between China and the Pacific Island Countries, held in Beijing on 8 December 2023. 

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With Samoa’s Minister of Police, Honourable Faualo Lefau Harry Schuster who co-chaired with China’s State Councilor and Minister of Public Security, H.E. Wang Xiaohong, the 2nd Ministerial Dialogue on Police Capacity Building and Cooperation between China and the Pacific Island Countries, held in Beijing on 8 December 2023.  Read More »

Official visit to Beijing on 22 November 2023 by Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament, the Hon. Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipa’u. The Honorable Speaker paid a courtesy call on H.E Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People. The two leaders acknowledged the strength of the bilateral relationship between the two countries and China’s ongoing support to Samoa’s economic development through technical cooperation programs in key sectors such as health, agriculture, and education.

Samoa Embassy Beijing /

Official visit to Beijing on 22 November 2023 by Samoa’s Speaker of Parliament, the Hon. Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipa’u. The Honorable Speaker paid a courtesy call on H.E Zhao Leji, Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People. The two leaders acknowledged the strength of the bilateral relationship between the two countries and China’s ongoing support to Samoa’s economic development through technical cooperation programs in key sectors such as health, agriculture, and education. Read More »

Ambassador Mariner and fellow PIAG Ambassadors from Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia and PNG’s CDA attended the 4th July Independence reception at the United States Embassy in Beijing.  The US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, during his official remarks recalled Thomas Jefferson’s words from 1776 –  “all men (and women) have certain inalienable rights which include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.   The Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, represented the Chinese Government at the official event.

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Photo: From the left, PNG’s CDA Ruben Enoch, Ambassador of Micronesia H.E. Vince Sivas, US Ambassador H.E. Nicholas Burns, Ambassador of Tonga H.E. Tauaika ‘Uta’atu, Ambassador of Samoa H.E. Luamanuvae A. Mariner

Ambassador Mariner and fellow PIAG Ambassadors from Tonga, Federated States of Micronesia and PNG’s CDA attended the 4th July Independence reception at the United States Embassy in Beijing.  The US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, during his official remarks recalled Thomas Jefferson’s words from 1776 –  “all men (and women) have certain inalienable rights which include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”.   The Executive Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu, represented the Chinese Government at the official event. Read More »