On May 28, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting with President and Foreign Minister of Kiribati Taneti Maamau in Xiamen. After the meeting, Wang Yi and Taneti Maamau jointly met the press and answered questions.

In response to a reporter's question about China's specific measures to address climate change, Wang Yi said that in the face of global climate change, human society must unite in response. He expressed deep regret over the withdrawal of certain major country from the Paris Agreement. Regardless of changing circumstances, China's determination to support and participate in leading global climate governance will not change, nor will its actions to proactively implement South-South cooperation on climate change.

Wang Yi pointed out that China empathizes with the unique situation of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) in addressing climate change. Over the years, under the framework of South-South cooperation, China has undertaken a lot of practical efforts to assist PICs in enhancing their capacity to address climate change. China has provided PICs with a large number of energy-saving air conditioners and solar photovoltaic power generation systems, trained talents for PICs to tackle climate change, and effectively supported PICs in strengthening their climate resilience.

Wang Yi said that China will issue an initiative on deepening cooperation with PICs on combating climate change, pledging to allocate new funds and expand cooperation with PICs in the field of sustainable development. In the next three years, China will conduct 100 "small yet smart" projects on addressing climate change for PICs. China supports PICs in protecting the marine ecological environment, responding to sea level rising, coastal erosion and marine disasters, and is willing to share early warning technologies to help PICs prevent and mitigate disasters. China will continue to give full play to the role of cooperation mechanisms such as the China-PICs Climate Change Cooperation Center, Center for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Cooperation, and Reserve of Emergency Supplies, to make Chinese contributions to PICs' response to climate change.

Wang Yi noted that as a progressive and constructive force in the international community, China will firmly stand on the side of the vast number of developing countries and remain a trustworthy, reliable and warm-hearted good friend and partner of the countries in the Global South, including PICs.