Li Xiaolin, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), met and held a banquet for Her Royal Highness Princess Pilolevu Tuita of the Kingdom of Tonga, Mr. And Mrs. Latu, Tongan Ambassador to China and her delegation at CPAFFC on September 16, 2013.

In the meeting, Mme Li emphasized that HRH Princess Pilolevu has been an old friend of Chinese people, worthy of the name “Friendship Ambassador”. The many visits between the two countries showed the great importance attached by both sides to China-Tonga relations. Mme Li pointed out that, the fifteen years since the normalization of China-Tonga relations had witnessed the smooth development of bilateral relations and the deepening cooperation in the fields of politics, trade, and culture, etc.. In this process, a great many positive efforts had been paid by the non-governmental organizations.

HRH Princess Pilolevu expressed her thanks to Mme Li for her reception. She said, the aim of the delegation was to enhance the bilateral relations, promote humanistic and economic communication, further consolidate and develop Tonga-China relations and continue to push forward the steady development of friendship between Tongan and Chinese people.