President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu

On the afternoon of January 10th, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People. The two heads of state announced the upgrade of China Maldives relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation.

On the afternoon of January 10th, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Mohamed Muizzu in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.（Xinhua/Ding Haitao）

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu and his wife Sajidha Mohamed in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to the talks between President Xi Jinping and President Mohamed Muizzu in Beijing, Jan. 10.（Xinhua/Huang Jingwe）

President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Maldives are traditional friendly neighbors, and the two peoples have established friendly relations through the ancient Maritime Silk Road. In the 52 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Maldives, the two countries have always respected and supported each other, setting an example of equal treatment, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit between countries of all sizes. In recent years, bilateral relations have developed in depth, and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have yielded fruitful results. Under the new situation, the relationship between China and Maldives faces a historical opportunity to connect the past and open up the future. Upgrading the relationship between China and Maldives to a comprehensive strategic partnership is in line with the development needs of China Maldives relations and the expectations of the two peoples. China is willing to work with Maldives to continuously expand exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and work together to build a community with a shared future between China and Maldives.

On the afternoon of January 10th, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Mohamed Muizzu in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.（Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan） 

On the afternoon of January 10th, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Prior to the talks, President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for President Mohamed Muizzu in the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.（Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan） 

President Xi Jinping profoundly explained the centennial struggle and valuable experience of the CPC. President Xi Jinping stressed that China respects and supports Maldives in exploring a development path that is in line with its own national conditions, firmly supports Maldives in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national dignity, and is willing to exchange experience in governance with Maldives, strengthen the docking of development strategies, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and set a new benchmark for friendship between China and Maldives. Both sides should strengthen cooperation in areas such as economic and trade investment, agricultural parks, blue economy, green economy, digital economy, etc., expand cooperation in marine ecological environment protection, and strengthen cultural exchanges. China supports more outstanding Maldivian students to study in China and promotes the increase of direct flights between the two countries.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Maldives are both developing countries and share similar views and positions in international and regional affairs. Both sides should maintain close multilateral communication and cooperation, uphold true multilateralism and the common interests of developing countries, work together to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, and make the world more peaceful, secure, and prosperous. China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Maldives, implement the consensus reached at the Dubai United Nations Climate Change Conference, and promote the comprehensive and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement.

On the afternoon of January 10th, President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu, who was on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. （Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan） 

President Mohamed Muizzu stated that I am honored to conduct my first state visit to China with several important cabinet ministers, becoming the first foreign head of state to be received by China this year. This fully reflects the high importance that both sides attach to the development of Maldives China relations. Maldives firmly adheres to the One China policy. Firmly supporting each other in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity is a solid foundation for the sustained and sound development of Maldives relations. This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's historic state visit to Maldives. China has provided a lot of valuable help for the economic and social development of Maldives. The cooperation between Maldives and China, especially the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", has benefited the people of Maldives. The friendship bridge between Maldives and China has become a symbol of friendship between the two peoples. During my visit to Fujian, I witnessed firsthand the tremendous achievements in China's development and felt firsthand the outstanding leadership of President Xi Jinping. Maldives looks forward to taking the opportunity of building a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation to further expand new channels of bilateral cooperation, increase the new connotation of bilateral relations, promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", promote more new development of relations between Maldives and China, and create more benefits for the two peoples. We welcome the positive measures taken by China to promote cultural exchanges and look forward to more Chinese tourists visiting the Maldives. The Maldives 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 in international and regional affairs to strengthen mutual support.

After the talks, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of a number of bilateral cooperation documents on the action plan for building a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Maldives, as well as the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", disaster management, economic technology, blue economy, digital economy, green development, infrastructure and people's livelihood.

President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu witness the signature of bilateral cooperation documents after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Jan. 10. President Xi Jinping held talks with President Mohamed Muizzu, who is paying a state visit to China. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

President Xi Jinping and President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu witness the signature of bilateral cooperation documents after their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Jan. 10. President Xi Jinping held talks with President Mohamed Muizzu, who is paying a state visit to China. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu and his wife Sajidha Mohamed in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to the talks.

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hold a welcoming ceremony for President of the Republic of Maldives Mohamed Muizzu and his wife Sajidha Mohamed in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to the talks between President Xi Jinping and President Mohamed Muizzu in Beijing, Jan. 10.（Xinhua/Huang Jingwe）

21 salutes were fired at Tiananmen Square, and the salute soldiers lined up to pay their respects. The two heads of state stepped onto the reviewing platform, and the military band played the national anthems of China and Malaysia. President Mohamed Muizzu, accompanied by President Xi Jinping, reviewed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Honor Guard and watched the parade.

That evening, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a welcome banquet for President Mohamed Muizzu and his wife in the Golden Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

Wang Yi participated in the above activities.

During President Mohamed Muizzu's visit to China, both sides will issue a joint press release between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Maldives.