🌍 This past Sunday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi rang up his Somali counterpart Abdisalam Dhaay with a clear message: China's got Somalia's back on sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. 🤝 Beijing is also drawing a red line against any attempts by "Somaliland" to team up with Taiwan authorities for independence moves.
🔊 Beyond the sovereignty chat, Wang extended an open invite to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to join the second China-Arab States Summit in China later this year. It's part of Beijing's "friendly policy" toward Somalia — and Wang stressed that no "temporary bump" will shake their strategic partnership.
💼 On the cooperation front, China plans to deepen ties in economy, security, and defense, no matter how the global picture shifts. Wang pointed to the China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges as a prime chance to make those links even stronger.
🛡️ China's rep also reminded everyone that Beijing stands firmly with developing countries. As Somalia takes the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council this month, China is cheering them on, highlighting a shared duty to keep international peace and security intact.
🇸🇴 For his part, Dhaay thanked China for its staunch support against separatism and terrorism, and for helping Somalia stay on the path to stability and growth. He also reiterated Somalia's commitment to the one-China principle, calling the Taiwan question purely an internal matter for China.
🌐 Finally, Dhaay praised China's four major global initiatives and said Somalia is ready to team up across sectors to boost lasting peace in the Horn of Africa and build a "community with a shared future for humanity."
For young pros tracking global trends, these diplomatic moves show how big-picture partnerships can ripple down to regional stability — and why staying tuned to international summits might just shape our world for the better. 📈✨
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China vows consistent support for Somalia in safeguarding sovereignty
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