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Chinese foreign minister to visit eight Pacific Island countries

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Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen on a screen as he attends a news conference via video link on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ryan Woo

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BEIJING, May 24 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit eight Pacific Island countries from May 26 to June 4 including the Solomon Islands, a ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.

The other seven countries are Kiribati, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste, spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing.

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Reporting by Martin Quin Pollard, writing by Yew Lun Tian, editing by Andrew Heavens

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Chinese foreign minister to visit eight Pacific Island countries

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