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Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds at the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 10, 2021.
BEIJING - China will always be a good friend of Pacific Island countries no matter how the international situation changes, China's President Xi Jinping said on Monday in a written address to a meeting of China-Pacific foreign ministers.
China is willing to work with Pacific Island nations to build a "community with a shared future", Xi said in the written address. (Reporting by Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
