Governments of Tonga and China signed 7 cooperation agreements during His Majesty King Tupou VI of the Kingdom of Tonga's visit to China (linked to Record ID#62835)

From February 28 to March 8, 2018, Tonga and China leaders signed 7 cooperation agreements. At the invitation of PRC President Xi Jinping, King Tupou Ⅵ of the Kingdom of Tonga paid a visit to China.

The two sides had an in-depth discussion on further consolidating and developing the strategic partnership between China and Tonga and other issues of shared interest, and reached important consensus.

Tonga spoke highly of the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by the Chinese side, and recognized that the Initiative, following the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, matches the practical needs of developing countries and provides important opportunities to the development of Tonga and other Pacific island countries.

Tonga looks forward to participating in the Belt and Road cooperation to promote regional connectivity.

China welcomed Tonga’s participation in the practical cooperation under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative and congratulated Tonga on joining the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

During the visit, the two sides signed 7 cooperation agreements, including Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the People's Republic of China and Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, Memorandum of Understanding on Human Resources Development Cooperation between the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Tonga, Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Tonga relating to the Cooperation in Education and etc.

The details of the projects are unclear.