China and the Pacific Islands: Working Together for a Bright Future! 🌏🏝️
Hey there! Have you ever wondered how countries work together to make the world a better place? Let’s dive into the story of China and the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and see how they’re teaming up! 🤝
In May, a special meeting took place in Nadi, a beautiful city in Fiji. People who work in tourism (that’s the business of travel and vacations) from China and 10 Pacific Island countries got together. They wanted to talk about how to help more people visit each other’s countries and enjoy amazing vacations! 🏖️✈️
Adela Issachar Aru, who leads the Pacific Tourism Organization, said that China is a very important country for the Pacific region. Lots of Chinese people love to travel, and the Pacific Islands are awesome places to visit! 🌺🏄♀️
This meeting showed how China and the Pacific Islands are working together more and more. Back in October 2021, they had the first big meeting with all the foreign ministers (that’s like the head of talking with other countries) from China and the PICs. Since then, they’ve been becoming better friends! 😊
China has made special friendships (called diplomatic relations) with 10 Pacific Island countries. Leaders from places like Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Federated States of Micronesia have visited China to talk about how they can help each other. 🌐
They’ve been working together on lots of things! For example, they’ve built roads, bridges, hospitals, and schools. This helps people in the islands have better lives. China has also helped train over 10,000 people in the Pacific Islands to learn new skills. 🏫👩🎓
They are also teaming up to protect the ocean, fight against climate change, and reduce poverty. In December 2021, they started a special place in China called the China-Pacific Island Countries Climate Change Cooperation Center to work on protecting our planet together! 🌳🌊
One cool project is called “Juncao technology.” It’s a way to grow mushrooms and feed animals using special grass. China shared this technology with Papua New Guinea, and now lots of families there can grow mushrooms and earn money! 🍄💰
People from both China and the Pacific Islands are making friends and learning from each other. In some schools, students from the Pacific Islands are learning in China to become skilled workers. How awesome is that? 🎓🌟
By working together, China and the Pacific Island Countries are helping each other and making the world a better place. Who knows, maybe one day you’ll visit these beautiful islands or even help countries work together too! 🌺🌏✨
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
