China Pacific Tourism Year 2019 kicks off in Samoa

President Xi Jinping called on Monday for expanding cultural and people-to-people exchanges and pragmatic cooperation between China and Pacific Island countries to enrich the lives of both peoples.

Xi made the remark in a congratulatory message delivered to the opening of China Pacific Tourism Year 2019 held in Apia, capital of Samoa, on Monday.

He said in the message that Chinese and Pacific Island peoples have a time-honored history of friendly exchanges.