On April 28, 2022, Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng attended the unveiling ceremony of the China-Pacific Island Countries Climate Action Cooperation Center via video link and delivered a speech. In response to some countries' recent slanders and smears against, obstruction of and intervention in the negotiation and conclusion of the intergovernmental framework agreement on security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands, Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng expounded on China's stern position on the dignitaries of Pacific Island Countries (PICs), diplomatic envoys of PICs to China and Chinese and foreign media online and on the spot.

Xie Feng said, China and Solomon Islands independently negotiate and conclude an intergovernmental framework agreement on security cooperation, which is a sacred right of two sovereign states and normal law enforcement and security cooperation and is in line with international law and international customary practice. The security cooperation between China and Solomon Islands is open and transparent, and not targeted at third parties. It is not in conflict with the cooperation between Solomon Islands and other partners or the existing regional mechanisms and conforms to the common interests of Solomon Islands and the South Pacific region. This is essentially and vastly different from the fact that some countries form small cliques, make back-room deals, create military blocs, provoke an arms race, increase the risk of nuclear proliferation and incite bloc confrontation, leading to regional tensions. What rights do these countries have to make unwarranted comments on China and Solomon Islands? How is Australia in any position to draw a "red line" between Solomon Islands 2,000 kilometers away and China ten thousand miles away? If this is not an infringement upon the sovereignty of other countries, interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and violation of international rules, how is it defined otherwise?

Xie Feng said, some trouble-tellers are also troublemakers. Those who spread rumors, smear, slander, coerce, and intimidate others expose that they are still reluctant to give up their mania for colonization in the 21st century, blatantly pursue coercive diplomacy, and are still racking their brains and trying to control PICs to safeguard the so-called "spheres of influence". The Pacific is the shared home of countries in the region, not some countries' "backyard" or "territory". It should be the grand stage of international cooperation, not the arena of geographical rivalry. Justice lies in the heart of people. Who safeguards regional peace, promotes mutually beneficial cooperation, and enhances common development? Who seeks hegemony, creates division, and incites confrontation? The people of PICs and the international community are sharp-eyed. These countries that go against the trend of history are overreaching themselves and their attempts are doomed to fail.

Xie Feng said, China's exchanges and cooperation with PICs, featuring the concept of sincerity, real results, amity and good faith, the basis of equal-footed consultation, the principle of mutual benefit and win-win results, and the goal of common development, have not only boosted the prosperity of the PICs and the well-being of the two peoples, but also set an example for countries at different development stages and with different scales of development to treat each other as equals and pursue win-win cooperation. Actions speak louder than words. In developing relations and conducting cooperation with PICs, China has no selfish interests, and does not seek "spheres of influence" or engage in bullying and coercion. China will always be a constructive force for peace and development.