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Yang Mulia Professor Dr. Haji Noor Azam bin Orang Kaya Maha Bijaya Haji
Othman, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam,
Yang Mulia Professor Dr. Chen Xin, Deputy Director General of National
Institute of International Strategy of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentleman,

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Good morning!
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It is a great pleasure to be invited to attend the Brunei Darussalam-China
Forum 2026. On behalf of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in
Brunei Darussalam, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations on the
successful convening of the forum. My sincere gratitude goes to Brunei
friends from all walks of life who have long cared about and supported
China’s development and actively promoted China-Brunei friendship!

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China and Brunei are close neighbors, and the ancient maritime Silk
Road brought our two countries closely together. For over one thousand
years, Brunei has stood as a important node along the ancient maritime Silk
Road, serving as an important hub for trade and exchanges between China
and Southeast Asia. The Tomb of the King of Boni in Nanjing, China, and the
shipwreck displayed at the Brunei Maritime Museum vividly recount the
history of our ancestors exchanging goods, building mutual understanding,
and forging enduring bonds of friendship. Today, Brunei has become a
shining pearl along the Belt and Road, as well as an important partner for
China in advancing together toward a community with a shared future for

humanity. As China and Brunei join hands on the path toward modernization,
the millennia-old friendship forged along the maritime Silk Road between our
two countries is being revitalized with new vitality.

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This year marks the 35 th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between China and Brunei Darussalam. Over the past 35 years,
China-Brunei relations have flourished and borne fruitful results, achieving
historic progress and setting a fine example of equality and win-win
cooperation between countries of different sizes. Last year, President Xi
Jinping and His Majesty reached the important consensus on working
towards a China-Brunei community with a shared future, opening a brand
new chapter in bilateral relations. In May this year, His Royal Highness the
Crown Prince paid a successful official visit to China. During the meeting
with His Royal Highness, President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and
Brunei should be strategic partners with a high-degree of mutual trust,
development partners in win-win cooperation, civilization partners with

mutual understanding and amity, and partners in global governance, which
has charted a new course for and injected strong political impetus into the
building a China-Brunei community with a shared future.

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In today’s world, changes unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster
pace, and the international landscape is experiencing profound and complex
transformations. No matter how the international landscape fluctuates, China
always places the neighboring region in a priority position of its diplomatic
agenda, and regards its friendly neighbor Brunei as an important direction,
particularly in its neighborhood diplomacy. China stands ready to work
together with friends from all sectors of Brunei to follow the strategic
guidance of the two heads of state, deepen political mutual trust, further
enhance the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and Brunei’s
Wawasan 2035, expand exchanges and cooperation across various fields, and
promote closer people-to-people ties. Together, we can usher in an even
brighter future of China-Brunei relations.
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Dear friends,

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This year marks the 105 th anniversary of the founding of the Communist
Party of China (CPC). Over the past 105 years, the CPC has united and led
the Chinese people in blazing the right path to the great rejuvenation of the
Chinese nation, creating two miracles of rapid economic growth and enduring
social stability. China has continued to advance the modernization of its
system and capacity for national governance, providing important experience
for countries around the world in addressing development challenges and
exploring pathways to effective governance. In 2025, China’s GDP surpassed

RMB 140 trillion, firmly maintaining its position as the world’s second-
largest economy, while its contribution to global economic growth remained
around 30 percent. Since the launch of reform and opening up, more than 800
million people in China have been lifted out of poverty, accounting for more
than 70 percent of the global poverty reduction effort. China has also
established the world’s largest education, healthcare and social security
systems, ensuring that the fruits of development are shared more broadly and
equitably by all its people.

China is not only working for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, but
also for the well-being of people around the world. It is not only pursuing its
own development, but is also committed to achieving common development
with other countries. President Xi Jinping has put forward the vision of
building a community with a shared future for humanity, as well as the Global
Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization
Initiative and the Global Governance Initiative, contributing Chinese wisdom,
Chinese solutions and Chinese strength to addressing major challenges facing
humanity. China has become widely recognized as a builder of world peace, a
contributor to global development and a defender of the international order.
Looking ahead, China stands ready to continue working with countries
around the world, including Brunei, to hold high the banner of peace,
development, cooperation and win-win, carry forward the common values of
humanity, work to deliver on the four major global initiatives, join hands in
building a community with a shared future for humanity.
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Dear friends,

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Deepening cooperation cannot be achieved without intellectual support.
Over the years, think tanks and universities from both countries, represented
by the National Institute of International Strategy of Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences and Universiti Brunei Darussalam, have engaged in vibrant
and substantive academic exchanges, making an important contribution to
mutual learning between our two civilizations and fostering closer bonds
between our peoples. The convening of this forum coincides with the
important milestone of the 35 th anniversary of diplomatic relations between
China and Brunei Darussalam and focuses on exchange and cooperation
under the framework of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road, and it is
therefore right on time. I look forward to experts and scholars here fully
exchanging ideas through this forum, summarizing experiences in
cooperation, and exploring new paths for future development, thereby
contributing more valuable insights to China-Brunei exchanges and
cooperation and to the building of a China-Brunei community with a shared
future.

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Finally, I wish this event every success! Thank you!