Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan Province, met with Delphine Edith Emmanuel Adouki, Minister of Higher Education of the Republic of the Congo, and her delegation in Haikou on May 20.

Liu stated that this year marks 70 years since China and African nations first established diplomatic relations and is also an important year for China-Congo relations as they enter a new phase of building a high-level community with a shared future.

Regarding educational and scholarly exchanges, Liu explained that, under the framework of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and the Congo and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Hainan will continue to strengthen the "Study in Hainan" brand and leverage the incentives of the Hainan Provincial Government International Student Scholarship program to steadily expand the remit of international students from Republic of the Congo and other African countries, and warmly welcome more young scholars from Republic of the Congo to study in Hainan.

Liu also hoped that both sides would focus on key topics such as tropical agricultural development and new energy applications, build collaborative research platforms and share scientific research achievements. The two should also proactively participate in the League of Tropical Universities, pool intellectual resources from tropical regions and deepen exchanges between faculty and students, contributing to building a closer China-Africa community with a shared future.

Delphine Edith Emmanuel Adouki stated that the history of friendship between Congo and China is long. Since bilateral relations moved towards building a high-level community with a shared future, cooperation between the two countries has entered a new chapter. She noted the recent progress in the Hainan Free Trade Port’s development during her delegation's visit, praising valuable lessons in education, technology, and ecological conservation. She expressed that the Republic of the Congo hopes to strengthen cooperation with Hainan in talent cultivation, cultural exchanges, technological innovation, AI development, digital transformation, ecological conservation, and working together to advance Congo-China relations.

Vice Governor of Hainan Province Xie Jing and Vice Chairman of the Hainan Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Luo Qingming attended the meeting.