First observation: historic meeting between the heads of state of Zhonghong and Xi Jinping

Beijing in June is sunny and sunny.

On the afternoon of the 12th, President Xi Jinping and Honduran President Fidel Castro, who is on a state visit to China, met for the first time between the two heads of state for an in-depth exchange of views on the development prospects of Sino-Hongkong relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Reached broad consensus.

Observe the profound meaning of this historic meeting from three dimensions.

"Middle flood speed"

On March 26th this year, China and Honduras officially established diplomatic relations, ushering in a new era of bilateral relations.

As the first Honduran President to make a state visit to China, Castro's visit is of significant milestone significance.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen

During the talks, President Xi Jinping highly affirmed the development of Sino-Hong relations: "since the establishment of diplomatic relations, bilateral relations have made a rapid start, with a good start, showing vitality and broad prospects."

Over the past two months since the establishment of diplomatic relations, both sides have steadfastly fulfilled their commitments and made comprehensive docking with a sense of urgency that cannot be delayed. Together, we have promoted the strong start of China Hong Kong relations on the basis of mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, and common development, achieving a series of early gains and achieving a successful start.

On June 5th, the opening ceremony of the Chinese Embassy in Honduras was held in the capital city of Tegucigalpa. On the same day, President Castro announced that he would visit China from June 9th to 14th.

On June 11th, the opening ceremony of the Honduras Embassy in China was held in Beijing.

Not long ago, a delegation of Honduras journalists and entrepreneurs successfully visited China. During President Castro's visit to China, about 200 political and business representatives from China and Honduras gathered in Beijing to attend the China Honduras High Level Entrepreneurship Exchange Conference held on the 11th.

From the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries to state visits, from the visits of multiple Hong Kong delegations to China to the opening of embassies in each other's countries, the two countries have created a stunning "China Hong Kong speed" that has amazed the world, reflecting the high importance that the two heads of state attach to the development of bilateral relations and responding to the strong expectations of various sectors of the two countries for the development of China Hong Kong relations.

Breadth of cooperation

The historic significance of this meeting is also reflected in the numerous practical cooperation achievements reached between the two countries.

China and Hong Kong have different resource endowments, strong economic complementarity, enormous cooperation potential, and broad development prospects.

China will actively promote the early entry of Hong Kong's characteristic products into the Chinese market, and is willing to initiate negotiations on a free trade agreement with Hong Kong as soon as possible.

President Castro responded positively.Hong looks forward to strengthening cooperation with China in areas such as trade, investment, infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, technology, and close cultural exchanges.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen

The two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of as many as 17 cooperation agreements, involving the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" and strengthening cooperation in economy, trade, quality inspection, agriculture, science and technology, culture and education and other fields. As unanimously agreed by the two heads of state, "turn the beautiful vision of cooperation between the two countries into tangible results, and bring more benefits to the people of both countries.".

Before arriving in Beijing, President Castro and his delegation visited Shanghai. "I came with the expectations of the Honduran people during this visit to China." Seeing the achievements of Shanghai's modernization construction, Castro sincerely sighed, "I hope that in the future, Honduras can achieve prosperity and development like Shanghai.".

At the welcome ceremony held on the afternoon of the 12th, there was also a heartwarming detail - President Castro passionately made a "heart to heart" gesture to the children.

After Honduras established diplomatic relations with China, China's circle of friends in Latin America further expanded. The current meeting between the two heads of state and the joint statement issued by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Honduras both mentioned promoting overall cooperation between China and Latin America, which will inject strong impetus into in-depth cooperation between China and the Latin American region.

Depth of mutual trust

"Historical decision" and "historic choice"-- this is the orientation made by President Xi Jinping and President Castro on the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Hong during their meeting.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yin Bogu

"you have resolutely fulfilled your campaign promise to establish diplomatic relations with China, made a historic decision, and demonstrated a firm political will." President Xi Jinping praised the correct decision made by the first female president in the history of Honduras.

Castro said, "Establishing diplomatic relations with China is a historic decision made by the Honduran government and will inevitably be recorded in history."

In mid March this year, Honduras established diplomatic relations with China, becoming the 182nd country to establish diplomatic relations with China and the 10th country to establish or resume diplomatic relations with China since 2016. This fully proves that adhering to the One China principle is a correct choice that conforms to international righteousness and the trend of the times, and is the direction of the people and the overall trend.

During the meeting, President Castro emphasized that Hong Kong firmly supports and adheres to the One China principle, and firmly supports the efforts of the Chinese government to achieve national reunification.

The joint statement issued by the two countries also reiterated that adhering to the One China principle is the fundamental prerequisite and political foundation for the establishment and development of relations between China and Hong Kong.

"President Castro's visit is a journey to write history, establish friendship, and enhance mutual trust. Observers here stated that the important consensus reached during the meeting of the two heads of state will surely lead China Hong Kong relations to a stable and far-reaching future.".

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