By Guo Haiyan, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana
As Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, I’m honored to have participated in hosting His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali’s historic visit in China. This is a trip of friendship, cooperation and mutual trust, in which the two sides have further enhanced mutual understanding, synergized development strategies and cooperation ideas, and deepened friendship and mutual trust. This year marks the 51st anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Guyana. The bilateral ties have embarked on a new starting point. The bilateral friendship and cooperation will enjoy an even a brighter future.
China and Guyana share a common development vision which is to enable their people to enjoy a better life. Both China and Guyana are developing countries, facing the same tasks of development and sharing the urgent desire to accelerate development. The Chinese people are striving to realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through a Chinese path to modernization which assures common prosperity. Guyana has embarked on a fast development track and embraced great historical opportunities. Thanks to China’s advantages of experience, technology and capital, and Guyana’s advantages of resources, policies and location, the bilateral cooperation will enjoy even wider space in the field of trade and investment, agriculture, energy, infrastructure and etc.. President Xi Jinping and President Ali said that China and Guyana are committed to building an even closer community with a shared future and advancing common development.