The Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone recently held a symposium at Bintumani Hotel expressing China’s readiness to work together with Sierra Leone to promote the Sino-Sierra Leone friendly cooperation to a new high. The Chinese Ambassador, Hu Zhangliang, expounded on what kind of country China is, what kind of party the Communist Party of China is and what kind of foreign policy China pursues. He emphasised that the fundamental goal of China’s development is to bring about a better life for the Chinese people and contribute more to regional and global peace, stability, development and prosperity.
Ambassador Hu pointed out that China is always willing to develop friendly relations with all countries on the basis of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, win-win cooperation. Minister Swaray and other dignitaries shared their views and observations on the Sierra Leone-China and Africa-China relationships.
They spoke highly of the development achievements China has made over the years, saying that China has been a progressive force for upholding world peace and promoting common development.
By Ophaniel Gooding