President Danilo Medina met with a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Friday, 9 August 2019 in Santo Domingo. They spoke highly of bilateral relations, according to a note published by the Chinese government Xinhuanet news service. The Presidency news service has not mentioned the visit.
Li Jun, deputy head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, presided the visiting delegation.
The Chinese press release says that during the meeting President Medina had positively evaluated the fruitful achievements of the first year of Dominican and Chinese relations. The DR and China signed diplomatic ties in May 2018.
Xinhuanet says that Medina stated during the meeting that “the Dominican Republic firmly adheres to the one-China policy and will consolidate the political foundation of the bilateral relations.”
For his part, Li states in the press release: “China is willing to work with the Dominican Republic to implement the important consensus of the two heads of state, strengthen pragmatic cooperation and promote the steady and healthy development of bilateral relations.”
During the visit, Li also met with the leaders of major political parties in the country. There have not been reports on the meeting with the other political parties in the Dominican press.
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13 August 2019