Top political adviser's visit promotes friendship

(Xinhua) Updated: 2012-04-26 09:30

Strengthening policy advocacy

Jia outlined China's peaceful, harmonious and cooperative development concept in the three countries, stressing that a stable and harmonious China would bring opportunities, not pose a threat, to the world.

During his visit to New Zealand, two local mainstream newspapers, the New Zealand Herald and the Dominion Post, published a joint written interview with Jia.

In a speech titled "Deepen All-round Cooperation and Usher in a Brighter Future" and delivered at Victoria University of Wellington, Jia introduced China's strategies, such as good-neighborly friendship, mutual benefits and win-win cooperation, and China's stand on bilateral relations with New Zealand.

He also communicated with students of Chinese and responded to questions regarding international concerns and doubts on China's development.

During his visits to Brunei and Thailand, Jia stressed China was still a developing country, though it had made great progress since it started the reform and opening-up drive in late 1970s.

China would continue to follow the road of peaceful development and adhere to its foreign policy of good-neighborliness while seeking common development and prosperity with other Asian countries and becoming their good neighbor, friend and partner, he said.

New Zealand welcomed the positive role China had played in the Asia-Pacific region, hoping to strengthen cooperation with China on issues related to Pacific island countries and promote South Pacific regional development.

Brunei spoke highly of the opportunities China had brought to the region and countries in other regions, and vowed to share opportunities and jointly meet challenges with China.

Thailand highly praised the vital role China had played in Asia and pledged to make greater contribution to the development of the friendly cooperative relationship between ASEAN and China.

Jia also exchanged views with leaders of Brunei and Thailand on issues concerning South China Sea, saying the disputes should be solved through peaceful negotiations by countries directly involved.

He called on countries in the region to work together to promote solidarity and cooperation in Asia, and maintain the hard-won stability and development in the region.

Brunei agreed that the disputes should be solved through peaceful negotiations by relevant claimant countries so as to maintain peace and stability in the region.

Thailand said it was ready to cooperate with China to promote and maintain solidarity, cooperation, peace and stability in Asia.

Promoting China's Political consultation system

At meetings with leaders of the three nations, Jia gave a detailed explanation of China's multi-party cooperation and political consultation system under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

He said the CPPCC was willing to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with governments and parliaments of the three countries to push forward bilateral relations and promote understanding and friendship between the peoples.

The leaders of the three countries said Jia's visit helped them better understand China's political system and China's rapid economic development.

They all expressed readiness to enhance friendly exchanges with the CPPCC to learn from each other's experiences in governing their respective countries.

Jia's trip was "a tour of peace, cooperation and friendship," Wang said.

The tour had strengthened the political, economic and people-to-people foundation of bilateral relations, and would have deep and lasting influence on enhancing friendly cooperative ties between China and the three countries and promoting development and common prosperity in China, its neighboring countries and the Asia-Pacific region, Wang said.