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<\/a><\/p>\nA new six-lane road Independence Boulevard fully funded by China demonstrated strong friendship between the two countries. (Photo: People’s Daily)<\/p>\n
Take the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2018 agenda for instance. China\u2019s role is noteworthy from the achievements in the Belt and Road initiative.<\/p>\n
Chen Fengying, a research fellow at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations in Beijing, told the People\u2019s Daily that China and Papua New Guinea (PNG) enjoy a very good relationship in terms of political trust, close economic cooperation and people-to-people links in recent years, thanks to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative, proposed in 2013.<\/p>\n
China has also provided a wide range of other support to PNG ahead of the APEC leaders’ meeting.<\/p>\n
Cooperation in mining, education, healthcare, infrastructure and road development, as well as tourism are success stories for China\u2019s contributions to the regional community while seeking a shared future, Chen said.<\/p>\n
Jiang Han, a research fellow at Suning Financial Research Institute, told the People\u2019s Daily that the APEC meeting is an important economic forum, where regional cooperation and economic development will be enhanced.<\/p>\n
In the past four years, China has been an influential driving force with remarkable contributions in Asia-Pacific development.<\/p>\n
Being the world’s second largest economy, China has maintained rapid growth for a long time. Jiang stressed that this is of significance in the global economic recovery and promoting the sustainable development of the world economy.<\/p>\n
Infrastructure development, including building roads around the airport and the international conventional center in Port Moresby, have proven timely for PNG to host the APEC meeting, Chen noted.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, China-PNG relations were guided by the consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Peter O\u2019Neill in November 2014 to establish a strategic partnership featuring mutual respect and common development. Since then, China-Papua New Guinea relations have entered a new stage of rapid development.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s long-term adherence to the opening-up and external cooperation for mutual benefit has established a framework for an open and cooperative world trade order.<\/p>\n
China’s fast-growing Internet economy is at the forefront in the world, especially in new applications.<\/p>\n
Take the manufacturing sector. China is transforming from the world\u2019s factory [made in China] to innovation. Its technology has made great progress, and the recent opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge reflects China’s breakthrough in the bridge industry and construction sector, Jiang pointed out.<\/p>\n
High-speed railway could be another example of progress and contributions.<\/p>\n
For the world, China’s stable and sustainable economic momentum is an important contribution, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina\u2019s contributions have always been there, as the APEC 2014 in Beijing has always been aligned with this year\u2019s theme and priorities,\u201d Chen added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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