China Emphasizes Importance of Relations with Kuwait

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng emphasized China's value on its friendship with Kuwait, stating that China has always attached great importance to the development of relations between the two countries. The two nations have reached a number of important agreements, including those signed between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Emir of Kuwait, which have provided strategic guidance for developing relations between the two countries to a higher level.

During his visit to Kuwait, Han Zheng met with the Emir of Kuwait, Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, and Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. He noted that the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a clear signal that China continues to advance comprehensive reform and expand high-level opening-up, which will create opportunities for the development of China-Kuwait relations.

China is willing to work with Kuwait to deepen political mutual trust, implement bilateral cooperation documents signed in the presence of the two heads of state, and strive to achieve substantive progress as soon as possible, so as to ensure the deep and lasting development of the strategic partnership.

Key Takeaways:

• China has always valued its friendship with Kuwait and attaches great importance to the development of relations between the two countries.
• Since 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Emir of Kuwait have met twice and reached a number of important agreements, which have provided strategic guidance for developing relations between the two countries to a higher level.
• China is willing to work with Kuwait to deepen political mutual trust, implement bilateral cooperation documents signed in the presence of the two heads of state, and strive to achieve substantive progress as soon as possible.
• The Global Governance Initiative, proposed by Xi Jinping, has set a course for reforming and improving the global governance system, and China hopes that Kuwait will actively support this initiative.
• Kuwait has granted China's Global Governance Initiative its active support and plans to participate in the Group of Friends of the Global Governance Initiative.
• The Kuwaiti Emir has reaffirmed Kuwait's firm commitment to the one-China policy, and expressed Kuwait's readiness to cooperate with China in jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.
• The Emir has also stated that Kuwait is ready to actively promote cooperation between the GCC and China, as well as between Arab countries and China, to a new level.

Statistics:

• 2022 marks the year when Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Emir of Kuwait met for the second time and reached a number of important agreements.
• The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China sent a clear signal that China continues to advance comprehensive reform and expand high-level opening-up.
• The number of important agreements reached between China and Kuwait since 2022 is not specified.
• The strategic partnership between China and Kuwait has continued to develop in recent years.
• Next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kuwait.

Sources:

• People's Republic of China in Russian -- State Council News
• Xinhua