‘No empty promises’: China’s Wang Yi rejects criticism of aid for Pacific nations
by South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post— China has ‘never issued empty promises’ and Pacific island states have the right to choose their cooperation partners, Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells reporters in Papua New Guinea
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