New Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue arrives in Wellington

SYDNEY, Jan. 12 (People’s Daily Online) – On?Jan.?10, Wang?Xiaolong,?the newly appointed?Ambassador?Extraordinary?and?Plenipotentiary?of?the?People's?Republic?of?China?to?New?Zealand,?the?Cook?Islands?and?Niue,?arrived?in?Wellington.?Lisa?White,?Acting?Chief?of?Protocol?of?the?New?Zealand?Ministry?of?Foreign?Affairs?and?Trade,?received Wang?Xiaolong at?the?airport.

Lisa?White and Wang Xiaolong (right) (Photo/People's Daily Online)

Wang stated?that?he?was?pleased?and?honored?to?have?been?appointed?as?the?14th?ambassador?of?China?to?New?Zealand?as?the?two?countries?prepare?to?mark?the?50th?anniversary?of?the?establishment?of bilateral diplomatic?ties.?With?the joint?efforts?of?both?sides?over?the?past?half century,?China-New Zealand?relations?have flourished?like?silver?fern?trees.?The?two?countries?have?worked?together?to?create?many?"firsts"?in?bilateral?cooperation?for?the?benefit?of?the?two?countries?and?the?two?peoples,?contributing to?promoting?regional?and?global?cooperation in the course of that process.?China?attaches?great?importance?to?the?development?of?China-New?Zealand?relations?and?would?like?to?work?with?New?Zealand?to?implement?the?consensus?reached?by?the?leaders?of?the?two?countries,?as well as promoting?the?healthy?and?stable?development?of?the?China-New?Zealand?Comprehensive?Strategic?Partnership by?way?of?enhanced?communication?and?deepening?practical?cooperation. He pledged?to?make?unremitting?efforts?in support of?this?purpose.?

Wang?Xiaolong, the new Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue arrives in Wellington. (Photo/People's Daily Online)

Wang has said?that?China?is?a?good?friend?and?a?good?partner?for?the?Cook?Islands?and?Niue.?China?highly?values its relations?with?the?Cook?Islands?and?Niue?and?would?like?to?work?with?the?two?countries?to?enhance?political?trust,?expand?practical?cooperation,?and?consolidate people-to-people?friendship,?and?thereby?deepen?comprehensive?strategic?partnership in a way that features?mutual?respect?and?common?development.

The newly appointed ambassador also?took?the?opportunity?to?express?his thanks?to?the?Kiwis?in?various?circles?and?local Chinese?communities?for?their?efforts?to?promote China-New?Zealand?relations,?indicating?that?the Chinese?embassy?will?serve?as?a?bridge?of?friendship?and?cooperation?in addition to?delivering?quality?services?as?always.