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.