China-Xi/Maldives
Tianjin Municipality, north China - Aug 31, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping (R), Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu (L) shaking hands, posing for photos
2. Various of meeting between Xi, Muizzu in progress; officials of both sides; national flags of China, Maldives
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in the port city of Tianjin on Sunday.
Muizzu arrived in Beijing on Saturday afternoon to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 which is held on Sunday and Monday in Tianjin, as well as the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War on Sept 3 in Beijing.
During the meeting, Xi pointed out that China and the Maldives pursue common goals together and share weal and woe.
Noting that the two sides agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and build a China-Maldives community with a shared future last year, Xi said China and the Maldives have made positive progress in Belt and Road cooperation since then, and the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries has been deepened, bringing benefits to the people of both countries.
Xi said China will continue to support the Maldives in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and exploring a development path that suits its own national conditions.
China is ready to enhance exchanges with the Maldives in various aspects including political parties, legislative bodies and governments, boost mutual understanding and trust, and promote mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, he said.
Xi said the two countries should continue to deepen practical cooperation, honestly implement the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement, and carry out cooperation in fishery, marine scientific research, environmental protection, disaster prevention and mitigation.
He also called on the two sides to strengthen communication and collaboration, work together to safeguard common strategic interests and international fairness and justice, and join hands to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
For his part, Muizzu congratulated China on its imminent successful completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and its remarkable development achievements.
China has a profound cultural heritage and advocates building a community with a shared future for humanity, bringing stability to the world amid the current volatile international situation, said the Maldivian president.
The close relationship between the Maldives and China has set a model of equal-footed cooperation between countries of different sizes, said Muizzu, expressing his appreciation to China for its long-standing assistance to the Maldives' economic development and people's livelihood.
Muizzu said the Maldivian side firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is ready to expand cooperation with China in such fields as trade, investment, housing and urban-rural development, and tourism, as well as strengthen coordination and cooperation with China within multilateral mechanisms including the SCO, so as to jointly build a Maldives-China community with a shared future.
China-Xi/Maldives
Dateline : Aug 31, 2025
Location : Tianjin,China
Duration : 1'59
Tianjin Municipality, north China - Aug 31, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping (R), Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu (L) shaking hands, posing for photos
2. Various of meeting between Xi, Muizzu in progress; officials of both sides; national flags of China, Maldives
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu in the port city of Tianjin on Sunday.
Muizzu arrived in Beijing on Saturday afternoon to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 which is held on Sunday and Monday in Tianjin, as well as the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War on Sept 3 in Beijing.
During the meeting, Xi pointed out that China and the Maldives pursue common goals together and share weal and woe.
Noting that the two sides agreed to elevate the bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and build a China-Maldives community with a shared future last year, Xi said China and the Maldives have made positive progress in Belt and Road cooperation since then, and the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries has been deepened, bringing benefits to the people of both countries.
Xi said China will continue to support the Maldives in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and exploring a development path that suits its own national conditions.
China is ready to enhance exchanges with the Maldives in various aspects including political parties, legislative bodies and governments, boost mutual understanding and trust, and promote mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, he said.
Xi said the two countries should continue to deepen practical cooperation, honestly implement the China-Maldives Free Trade Agreement, and carry out cooperation in fishery, marine scientific research, environmental protection, disaster prevention and mitigation.
He also called on the two sides to strengthen communication and collaboration, work together to safeguard common strategic interests and international fairness and justice, and join hands to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
For his part, Muizzu congratulated China on its imminent successful completion of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) and its remarkable development achievements.
China has a profound cultural heritage and advocates building a community with a shared future for humanity, bringing stability to the world amid the current volatile international situation, said the Maldivian president.
The close relationship between the Maldives and China has set a model of equal-footed cooperation between countries of different sizes, said Muizzu, expressing his appreciation to China for its long-standing assistance to the Maldives' economic development and people's livelihood.
Muizzu said the Maldivian side firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is ready to expand cooperation with China in such fields as trade, investment, housing and urban-rural development, and tourism, as well as strengthen coordination and cooperation with China within multilateral mechanisms including the SCO, so as to jointly build a Maldives-China community with a shared future.
ID : 8443070
Published : 2025-08-31 12:31
Last Modified : 2025-08-31 18:02:58
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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