Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of 16 new ambassadors to China in Beijing on Friday. The ambassadors representing their respective countries include Pham Thanh Binh from Vietnam, Miguel Lecaro Barcenas from Panama, Jose Julio Gomez Beato from Dominica, Riza Poda from Albania, and Jonathan Edward Austin from New Zealand. Additional envoys are Thaddeus Kambanei from Papua New Guinea, Dalva M. C. R. Allen from Angola, Khaled Nazmy from Egypt, Ramiro Jose Cruz Flores from Nicaragua, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli from Iran, and Pablo Arriaran from Chile. Other representatives include Olexander Nechytaylo from Ukraine, Franck E. W. Adjagba from Benin, David Alfred Perdue Jr from the United States, Eliav Belotsercovsky from Israel, and Morris Simon Batali from South Sudan.

According to Namibia Press Agency, Xi also welcomed the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Nurlan Yermekbayev, expressing his hopes that the new envoys will gain an in-depth understanding of China. Xi conveyed his best wishes to the leaders and people of the ambassadors' home countries, emphasizing China's commitment to fostering global friendships and enhancing cooperation on the principles of mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit.

Xi highlighted China's ongoing efforts in advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through modernization, noting the steady momentum of the country's economy. He addressed the need for global solidarity in the face of accelerating global changes and international turbulence, advocating for a vision that transcends estrangement and conflict while considering the future of humanity.

Additionally, Xi remarked on the significance of this year marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the founding of the United Nations. He reiterated China's readiness to work with all nations to uphold the international system centered around the UN and supported by international law.