The Speaker of Nauru's Parliament Marcus Stephen has affirmed that resuming diplomatic ties with China is the right decision for Nauru.
He said that the decision was unanimously approved in parliament and holds legal binding force under the framework of the United Nations.
Stephen made these remarks when commenting on leader of the Taiwan region Lai Ching-te's recent visits to so-called diplomatic allies in the Pacific and a stopover in the United States.
Currently leading a delegation to visit China from Saturday to Friday, Stephen expects his trip will deepen exchanges and foster mutual learning between the two nations.
"It's important that the resolution of the parliament, which represents our people, was put in the parliament for the members to pass. I am happy to confirm the resolution was unanimous. So on behalf of all the people, the members have agreed unanimously to resume ties with China and also to recognize the one-China policy. It's important for us because it's also we are looking at our own development as a nation. And we believe we have made the right decision to realize the relationship, diplomatic relationship with China," he said.
"I think we have made the decision. We have recognized the one-China policy through the UN resolution. I think that it is more important to us that it is the legally binding decision that was made at the United Nations," said the speaker of Nauru's Parliament.
Nauru parliament speaker says resuming diplomatic ties with China is right decision
Mulatu Teshome, former president of Ethiopia, highlighted on Tuesday how China's globally inclusive approach to development has benefited Ethiopia's connectivity and pathway to prosperity.
In an interview with Global Television Network, Teshome discussed the 2024 Understanding China Conference that kicked off in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on Tuesday. The statesman said the event's significance is articulated in its focal point -- Chinese modernization and new opportunities for the world.
"When China is talking about modernization, it's talking about the inclusiveness of the world, committed to prosper together, to grow together, to modernize together. And there is a very good developmental philosophy which has as got a very good connotation in President Xi Jinping's address. According to him, 'China looks forward to working with all other countries to create an enabling environment and conditions for development, tackling the many difficulties and challenges and facilitating the modernization of all countries, featuring peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity, in a bid to write a new chapter to building a community with a shared future for mankind.' It is very important," said the former Ethiopian president.
At this year's G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward the country's eight actions for promoting global development, with boosting high-quality Belt and Road Cooperation and supporting the development of Africa at the top of the agenda.
According to Teshome, his country and others in Africa have benefited from infrastructure projects under these cooperative initiatives, particularly the Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway.
"The key project, which is a showcase, is a railway project which was built from Djibouti to Addis Ababa. And not only that, the BRI is about connectivity, connecting China to other countries. Another good example is the Ethiopian Airlines. Ethiopian Airlines flies every day to Guangzhou City, to Beijing, to several other cities in China. That connectivity really is not only about physical buildings of roads or railways. It has got a very deep meaning of friendship, the sentimental attachment between Africans and Chinese," he said.
China's commitment to shared prosperity brings connectivity, friendship: former Ethiopian president
