Ambassador Luamanuvae Albert Mariner and Mr. Cai Wei, Member of the CPC Committee of MFA and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, led the formalities at the diplomatic reception held on 4 December 2025, to celebrate the 50th Anniversary since the establishment of formal Diplomatic Relations between the Independent State of Samoa and the […]
The 11th International Cultural Festival of Beijing International Studies University opened On October 24th 2025, with over a thousand international students from more than 50 countries and regions participating. The festival site was transformed into a miniature “global village,” with national booths lined up one after another. During the activity, Samoan Students have vividly introduced
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HE Luamanuvae Albert Mariner, as current Chair of the Pacific Islands Ambassadors Group (PIAG), led the PIAG delegation to a meeting with China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, HE Liu Zhenmin, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, on Wednesday, 27th August 2025. At the meeting, Ambassador Mariner acknowledged China’s global leadership role
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The Embassy’s First Secretary attended the opening ceremonies for the two bilateral trainings held in Beijing. The opening ceremony for the bilateral training course on “Food Industry Technology” was held on Tuesday, 10th June 2025. The training invited 22 members from Samoa’s private sector including the Vice President and Executive Board Member of Samoa Association
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Ambassador Luamanuvae Mariner convened a meeting at the Samoa Embassy with a 22 member delegation from Samoa’s Private Sector, currently in Beijing attending a training program sponsored by the Chinese Government. The delegation included the Vice President and an Executive Board Member of the Samoa Association of Manufacturers and Exporters (SAME), senior officials from the
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Ambassador Luamanuvae Mariner hosted a dinner reception on the evening of Friday, 6th June 2025, to celebrate Samoa’s 63rd Independence Anniversary and to conclude the Embassy’s annual pastoral visits to Samoan students studying in China. Samoan students studying in Beijing and Tianjin were invited to the reception. The Ambassador commended the students efforts and progress
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“H.E. Ambassador Luamanuvae Albert Mariner led Samoa’s delegation to the Third China and Pacific Islands Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting that was held in Xiamen from 28-29 May 2025. The meeting was chaired by the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, His Excellency Wang Yi.
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On 10th April 2025, Ambassador Luamanuvae Albert Mariner received a courtesy call from the newly appointed Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the People’s Republic of China, H.E Dr. Thaddeus Kambanei. The meeting was held at the Embassy of Samoa and discussions focused on issues of mutual interest.
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Samoa’s Prime Minister, Hon. Fiame Naomi Mataafa and members of her delegation met with the President of the People’s Republic of China, President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, 26th November 2024. At the meeting, President Xi Jinping noted that Samoa is one of the first Pacific Island Countries to establish diplomatic ties with China and described
