Meets with Guillaume Talon

On the afternoon of September 1st, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon of Benin, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. The two heads of state announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Benin.

On the afternoon of September 1st, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon of Benin, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei

President Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, the development momentum of relations between China and Benin has been good, practical cooperation between the two countries has been solidly promoted, both sides understand and support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns, and maintain good communication and coordination in multilateral settings. The friendship between the two peoples is increasingly deeply rooted in people's hearts. China attaches great importance to the development of China Benin relations and is willing to close exchanges at all levels with Benin, deepen friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, and continuously push China Benin relations to new heights.

President Xi Jinping elaborated on the essence of Chinese path to modernization, emphasizing that China has embarked on a modernization path different from that of the West, and the key is to always adhere to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics in line with China's national conditions. China supports Benin's independent exploration of a development path that is in line with its own reality, and hopes to achieve the vision of "Benin's rise" as soon as possible. China is willing to strengthen exchanges of experience in governance and governance with Benin, share experiences in reform and development, firmly support each other, and achieve common development and revitalization. China encourages Chinese enterprises to invest and cooperate in Benin, and welcomes Benin to fully utilize large-scale exhibitions such as the Global Service Trade Summit and the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo to promote more distinctive and high-quality products to enter the Chinese market. China is willing to close cultural exchanges with Benin, strengthen cooperation in education and training, medical and health care, and continue to support the joint construction of the Luban Workshop. Both sides also need to strengthen counter-terrorism security cooperation, closely coordinate international affairs, safeguard the common interests of developing countries and international fairness and justice, and maintain regional and world peace and development.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that this year marks the 10th anniversary of my proposal of the concept of genuine, friendly, and sincere policies towards Africa. For the past 10 years, China has always treated its African friends with sincerity and sincerely provided support for Africa's development. China Africa cooperation has become a model of South-South cooperation and international cooperation with Africa. China supports Africa to become an important pole in the development of world politics, economy and civilization. China is willing to provide new opportunities for Africa with its new development, work with African brothers, including Benin, to implement the outcomes of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation, promote the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, the global development initiative, the African Union's 2063 Agenda and the development strategies of African countries, and support Africa to achieve economic recovery and sustainable development, Jointly building a community with a shared future between China and Africa in the new era.

On the afternoon of September 1st, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon of Benin, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhai Jianlan

President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon stated that China is a great friend of Benin and the two peoples have profound and sincere friendship. The high-quality cooperation and mutual benefit between Benin and China will effectively promote Benin's industrialization process and help Benin better achieve national development. Democracy should not have only one model, true democracy should benefit all people. In this regard, China has set a good example for other countries. Through its own efforts and struggles, China has not only achieved remarkable achievements and brought happiness to the Chinese people, but also provided valuable assistance and made important contributions to the development of other countries. Benin has benefited greatly from China's experience in governance and is willing to build a true strategic partnership with China, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields, and achieve national development and prosperity like China. Benin firmly adheres to the one China policy, supports President Xi Jinping's global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative, and is willing to closely communicate and cooperate with China, actively promote the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

After the talks, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents in the fields of deepening the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", green development, digital economy, agriculture and food, health and hygiene.

Both sides have issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Benin.

Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Talon at the square outside the East Gate of the Great Hall of the People.

On the afternoon of September 1st, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon of Benin, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Talon at the square outside the East Gate of the Great Hall of the People. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhai Jianlan

When Talon arrived, the ceremonial soldiers lined up to pay tribute. The heads of state of the two countries boarded the review platform, the military band played the national anthems of China and Belgium, and 21 salutes were fired at Tiananmen Square. Accompanied by President Xi Jinping, Talon reviewed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Honor Guard and watched the parade.

On the afternoon of September 1st, President Xi Jinping held talks with President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon of Benin, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Talon at the square outside the East Gate of the Great Hall of the People. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao

That evening, President Xi Jinping held a welcome banquet for Talon in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

Wang Yi participated in the above activities.