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BEIJING: At an “Invest Maldives” forum in a southern Chinese port city, the Maldivian president shook hands and exchanged words with smiling local officials on a China visit set to deepen bilateral ties as the archipelagic nation pirouettes away from India.

After the forum in Fuzhou on Tuesday, Mohamed Muizzu and his delegation will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing during his week-long visit, where pacts from infrastructure to tourism are expected to be signed.

Muizzu became president in November after winning on his “India Out” campaign platform under which he called New Delhi’s huge influence a threat to sovereignty. His government has since asked dozens of locally based Indian military personnel to leave. And in an apparent snub to India, Muizzu is in China this week, before any visit to his country’s giant neighbour.

In Fuzhou, the Chinese city designated as the start of China’s maritime “Silk Road”, Muizzu said China remained one of his country’s “closest allies and developmental partners”, according to a statement released by his office.

Increasing export of fish products to China under the two countries’ free trade agreement will be a key priority, Muizzu added.

Fishing is the largest source of employment in the Maldives, where 99% of its territory comprises the sea. Aquatic products account for over 98% of exports by volume and value.

China has already built a presence for itself in the Maldives. Under Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative aimed at building a global trade and infrastructure network, China has helped expand the Velana International Airport in Male and built the cross-sea China-Maldives Friendship Bridge.

Muizzu said his government was keen to explore partnerships under Belt and Road, including the expansion of the country’s central airport and commercial port.

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SAMIR SARDANA Jan 15, 2024 06:29pm
CHAIWALA & HIS VANARS ARE LIVING IN THE PLOTE TAKEOVER, OF MALDIVES LONG AGO ! 80 PLOTE MERCENARIES TOOK OVER MALDIVES,& ALMOST KIDNAPPED ABDUL QAYOOM ! THE VANAR SENA OF CHAIWALA BUSTED THE COUP ! BUT WHO IS PLOTE ? IT WAS A RAW FUNDED AND TRAINED ENTITY ! IS IT POSSIBLE THAT RAW HAD NO INT THAT 80 PLOTE TAMIL MERCENARIES, WERE GOING TO INVADE MALDIVES ! THE PLOTE MERCENARIES HIJAKCED A LANKAN SHIP,& STILL RAW HAD NO CLUE ! IS THAT "REALLY POSSIBLE " ? HAD PLOTE GOT THEIR HANDS ON ABDUL QAYOOM - THE END WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT ! BUT THAT IS ALL HISTORY NOW ! & THAT IS Y PLN HAS TO SET UP NAVAL BASES IN MALDIVES, FOR FUEL,PLA & AIRSTRIPS ! THAT WILL ENSURE THAT NO BRIGANDS,CAN ENTER MALDIVES WATERS ! SRI LANKA, MALDIVES, GWADAR, IRAN - THAT COMPLETES THE ENCIRCLEMENT OF THE INDIAN NAVY A& THE ENTIRE WEST COAST OF INDIA ! NOW WHAT PLN NEEEDS IS A CHAIN OF ARTIFICIAL ISLANDS TO BE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM GWADAR AND IRAN - AS LOGISTICS & FUEL.AMMUN HUBS.SAMIR SARDANA
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