MONROVIA – China’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, met Wednesday in Beijing with Liberia’s Senate President Pro Tempore Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, who is in the Chinese capital for the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women.
Zhao, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), said China–Liberia relations have been elevated to a strategic partnership under the guidance of the two countries’ presidents. He said China is ready to work with Liberia to implement the leaders’ consensus and the outcomes of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation, continue mutual support on each other’s core interests, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen multilateral coordination. The goal, he added, is to help build an “all-weather China–Africa community with a shared future for the new era.”
Zhao said the NPC is prepared to deepen exchanges with the Liberian legislature on lawmaking and oversight, expand cooperation on legal protections for women’s rights and interests, and foster a sound legal environment for practical cooperation between the two countries.
Karnga-Lawrence reaffirmed Liberia’s adherence to the one-China policy and support for the concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity. She said Liberia is willing to strengthen exchanges between the two legislative bodies to further advance bilateral relations.
