Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and a goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organization for tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS, inspected TB prevention and control efforts at the Ritan High School in Beijing, ahead of the 30th World TB Day, which falls on March 24.
At the school clinic, Peng learned in detail about the school's efforts in TB screening and prevention, and daily health education, encouraging the school to strengthen TB prevention to keep the disease off campus.
She also participated in a series of school activities focused on TB prevention and control, including a biology lecture, creative handicraft exhibition, social research discussion, and short video recording, engaging in warm exchanges with teachers and students.
Peng commended the students for their enthusiasm and sense of social responsibility in volunteering and actively participating in TB prevention activities, encouraging them to contribute to the goal of ending the epidemic.
Peng Liyuan inspects TB prevention, control efforts at school in Beijing
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Wednesday in Beijing with Nauruan Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Lionel Aingimea, who came to China for the opening ceremony of the Nauru Embassy in China.
Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru, both sides have fostered mutual understanding and support, while the pragmatic cooperation has developed comprehensively, bringing tangible benefits to the people of Nauru.
China appreciates Nauru's firm adherence to the one-China policy and believes that Nauru will continue to support China in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, thus consolidating the political foundation of bilateral relations, Wang said.
China is willing to deepen cooperation with Nauru in various fields including agriculture and fisheries, sports, marine development, climate change response, and capacity building, Wang said, adding that China congratulates Nauru on the upcoming official opening of its embassy in China and is willing to provide conveniences and assistance for the embassy's operation.
Aingimea, for his part, said that Nauru sincerely thanks China for the valuable assistance provided in infrastructure construction and socio-economic development, which helps improve people's livelihood and sustainable development of Nauru.
Nauru will not waver in its stance of adhering to the one-China principle and looks forward to expanding bilateral cooperation in various fields and pushing bilateral relations to a new level, Aingimea added.
Chinese FM meets Nauruan counterpart
