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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Nairobi, March 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Kenyan President William Ruto here on Tuesday. The two sides expressed their commitment to deepening practical cooperation and developing a China-Kenya community with a shared future in the new era.
Han Zheng conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's warm greetings and best wishes to Wu Ruto. He noted that over the past 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries have consistently adhered to the principles of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit, advancing bilateral relations to new heights.
Last April, President Xi Jinping and President W. Ruto decided to establish a China-Kenya community with a shared future in the new era, which outlined a new plan for the development of bilateral ties, the Vice President of China noted.
Han Zheng expressed China's readiness to cooperate with Kenya in implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He stated that this will inject new impetus into bilateral cooperation and play a leading and exemplary role in building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future in the new era.
Noting that this year marks the beginning of China's 15th Five-Year Plan, Han Zheng said China will further expand high-level opening-up and share high-quality development opportunities with Kenya and other African countries. Both sides should strengthen high-level political trust and build the foundation of a China-Kenya community with a shared future in the new era.
The Vice President expressed gratitude for Kenya's strong support on issues concerning China's core interests, such as the Taiwan question, and reiterated China's firm support for Kenya in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and development interests.
According to Han Zheng, both sides should expand high-quality practical cooperation and effectively leverage the benefits of the comprehensive zero-tariff regime for 53 African countries with diplomatic relations with China. This regime, which will take effect on May 1, will accelerate the two countries' joint modernization efforts.
China highly appreciates Kenya's active support for the major concepts and initiatives it has proposed, and is willing to strengthen high-level strategic coordination with Kenya, jointly practice genuine multilateralism, pool the powerful potential of countries in the Global South, and promote the development of a more equitable international order, the Vice President said.
In turn, Ruto asked Han Zheng to convey his warm greetings and best wishes to President Xi Jinping. He thanked China for its unwavering support for Kenya's national development and emphasized that his country always adheres to the one-China principle, which is an unwavering position enshrined in Kenyan foreign policy documents.
According to U. Ruto, Kenya is ready to seize the comprehensive implementation of the zero-tariff policy as an opportunity to strengthen the alignment of its development strategies with China, expand exports to China, and encourage Chinese investment in Kenya. He called for deepening cooperation in key areas such as industrialization, logistics, infrastructure, and finance, as well as expanding cultural and people-to-people exchanges to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results.
Ruto also said Kenya highly values China's leadership in global affairs and its commitment to advancing South-South cooperation. He added that Kenya supports the global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and is ready to work with China to advance global governance, promote multilateralism, and uphold the international order based on the principles of the UN Charter.
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