On October 10th, the vehicle handover ceremony under
the assistance of China to Papua New Guinea was held at Port Moresby, the
capital of Papua New Guinea. Xue Bing, Chinese Ambassador to Papua New Guinea,
attended the ceremony and signed the handover certificate with Maru, the
Minister of the Ministry of Planning of Papua New Guinea. On the same day, 94
vehicles donated by China, including 85 King Long buses and private buses, were
officially delivered to Papua New Guinea, together with the friendship of the
Chinese people.
Xue Bing, Chinese Ambassador to Papua New
Guinea and Maru, the Minister of the Ministry of Planning of Papua New Guinea
are signing the handover certificate and handing over the "Golden
Key"
Xue Bing said that, the relationship between China and Papua New
Guinea had flourished, and the cooperation in various fields had yielded
fruitful results in recent years. The vehicles donated by China for the APEC
Informal Leadership Meeting, held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New
Guinea in November this year will be used for urban transportation and firefighting
to continue to benefit the people of Papua New Guinea. Minister Maru said that,
the vehicles donated by China would not only play a significant role during the
APEC meeting but also would benefit the people of Papua New Guinea for a long
time. He also believed that, with the support of the partners such as China,
Papua New Guinea would be able to hold a successful and distinctive APEC
meeting.
From November 12 to 18 this year, the 2018 APEC Informal
Leadership Meeting was held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea,
and other towns. Papua New Guinea is located along the southern extension of
the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road". In recent years,
the relationship between China and Papua New Guinea has flourished. Especially
in June this year, Papua New Guinea became the first Pacific island country to
sign the memorandum of understanding for the construction of the "Belt and
Road" with China. In order to help Papua New Guinea successfully host this
summit of business and political leaders with international influence, China
has provided strong support and assistance to Papua New Guinea in terms of
project assistance and guarantee of meeting matters. One of the important
matters is vehicles for the meeting.
To service the international event - APEC Informal Leadership
Meeting, the vehicles shall meet strict requirements for safety, comfort, etc.
In addition, foreign assistance, as an important means of diplomacy of great
powers in the new era, has also been given a higher mission. Donation of
vehicles has illustrated the diplomatic style of China in the new era to a
certain extent. China National Corporation for Overseas Economic Cooperation,
as the execution unit of the vehicle assistance project, finally chose King
Long as the manufacturer of the 85 meeting service buses after comprehensively
considering the brand reputation, representativeness, product quality and
service reputation. Both parties have jointly assumed the national missions,
served the national strategies, fulfilled the responsibilities as state-owned
enterprises and actively participated in and promoted the construction of the
"Belt and Road".
King Long, as a representative of
independently-developed bus brand of China, has exported buses to 136 countries
and regions around the world and become a world-famous bus brand. The company
has provided service for many major international and domestic meetings such as
BRICS Xiamen Summit, G20 Hangzhou Summit and APEC Ocean-Related Ministerial
Meeting, and was widely praised for its "zero fault, zero defect, and zero
outage" history.
During the 2018 APEC Informal Leadership Meeting, King Long undertook the
important commute mission of the event, showing the world the charm of Chinese
independently-developed bus brand and enhancing its international influence.