Partnerships for peace, progress and stability stressed
Editor's note: President Xi Jinping held a series of bilateral meetings on Saturday ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 in Tianjin. The following are the highlights of the talks.


President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for China and Myanmar to deepen strategic communication and step up efforts to build a community with a shared future.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Min Aung Hlaing, acting president of Myanmar.
Xi highlighted Myanmar's role as part of the eastern theater of the World Anti-Fascist War and its status as a key dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, saying that the pauk-phaw friendship (pauk-phaw means fraternal in the language of Myanmar) between China and Myanmar is deeply rooted in the people of both countries and remains ever-fresh over time.
Emphasizing the importance of advancing key projects within the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, Xi called for joint efforts to combat cross-border crimes and maintain peace and stability along the China-Myanmar border. It is important to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals, institutions and projects in Myanmar, he said.
Min Aung Hlaing said that China is Myanmar's good neighbor, which has long supported the country's economic and social development, assisted in its post-disaster recovery and plays a constructive role in maintaining stability in northern Myanmar.
CAO DESHENG

President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that regardless of changes in the international landscape, China and Kazakhstan should remain committed to good-neighborliness, open cooperation for win-win results and joint construction of a community with a shared future, and support each other on their own core interests and major concerns.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting in Tianjin with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Noting that China and Kazakhstan are strategic partners who can trust and rely on each other, Xi called on both countries to consolidate and expand all-around cooperation to elevate bilateral ties to new heights.
He also called for joint efforts to deepen multilateral coordination, strengthen the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and uphold the international system with the United Nations at the core for a fairer and more equitable international order.
Highlighting the unprecedented level of Kazakhstan-China relations, Tokayev noted the record-high trade volume between the two countries last year and the smooth progress of major cooperation projects.
He expressed Kazakhstan's willingness to continue deepening practical cooperation with China, enhance exchanges and elevate bilateral relations to a higher level.
CAO DESHENG

President Xi Jinping on Saturday called on China and Egypt to promote greater development of bilateral ties and make more contributions to global peace, stability and prosperity, when meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.
Noting that Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, Xi said the China-Egypt relationship is currently at its best in history.
As the two countries will celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year, Xi said both sides should seize this opportunity to advance bilateral ties toward building a China-Egypt community with a shared future in the new era, and inject new momentum into China's relations with Arab and African countries. Xi also highlighted the need for China and Egypt to be close friends in multilateral collaboration, upholding responsibilities of both as major countries of the Global South.
Madbouly said that Egypt values its relationship with China, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is willing to strengthen high-level exchanges and expand trade and investment. He also expressed Egypt's commitment to strengthening coordination and cooperation with China in international and regional affairs.
MO JINGXI

President Xi Jinping called on China and Cambodia on Saturday to follow the path of friendship, stand in close unity, and expand cooperation in order to enhance the well-being of the two peoples.
Xi made the remarks when meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Tianjin.
China supports Cambodia in safeguarding stability, upholding independence and achieving development and revitalization, Xi said.
The two sides should take resolute measures to crack down on cross-border crimes such as online gambling and telecom fraud, and safeguard people's safety and property, he stressed.
Calling the Southeast Asian country an ironclad friend, Xi said that the two sides should firmly follow the path of friendship charted by the older generation of leaders of both countries and contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
Hun Manet said that no matter how the international situation changes, Cambodia is committed to friendly policies toward China, upholds the one-China principle and supports the three major global initiatives proposed by China. Cambodia looks forward to working together with China to support each other on issues concerning their core interests and major concerns, he said.
ZHOU JIN

President Xi Jinping said China is ready to work with Nepal to continue the traditional friendship, and promote greater development of the strategic partnership of cooperation featuring everlasting friendship for development and prosperity between the two sides.
Xi made the remarks on Saturday when meeting with Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Nepal. Xi said that over the past seven decades, the two peoples have stood together through thick and thin, writing a history of good-neighborliness and friendship.
He called on the two sides to strengthen strategic mutual trust, firmly support each other on issues related to core interests and major concerns, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly advance the Belt and Road cooperation.
Oli said that Nepal-China relations have withstood numerous challenges and have only grown stronger over time. Cooperation with China has significantly contributed to the country's economic and social development, he said.
He also expressed Nepal's commitment to jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative, strengthening cooperation with China across various sectors for more positive outcomes.
MO JINGXI

President Xi Jinping expressed China's readiness on Saturday to enhance cooperation with the United Nations and support its central role in international affairs, vowing to uphold genuine multilateralism.
China would like to work with the UN to jointly safeguard world peace and promote development and prosperity, Xi said when meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in the port city of Tianjin.
Xi added that China will remain a reliable partner of the world body.
History has revealed that multilateralism, solidarity and cooperation are the right answer to global challenges, Xi said.
The president called for reinvigorating the UN's authority and vitality under the new circumstances so that it can serve as the main platform for countries to coordinate their actions and jointly tackle challenges.
Noting that China injects stability and certainty into the world amid profound changes unseen in a century, Xi pledged to create new opportunities for the world through China's new development.
Guterres said that the UN is ready to strengthen cooperation with China to promote world multipolarity, enhance the representation of developing countries and ensure that the UN can play a greater role in international affairs.
ZHOU JIN