In a written interview with Xinhua News Agency, President Tanesh Mamao of Kiribati said that China's development achievements in the past 10 years are amazing. He believed that China and the Chinese people would continue to write a great and exciting chapter on their future development path. Kiribati is an island country in the South Pacific. Ma Mao, 62, was elected President of Kiribati in 2016 and will be re elected in 2020. After Kiribati resumes diplomatic relations with China in 2019, Ma Mao will pay a state visit to China in 2020. Ma Mao recalled that during his trip to China, he witnessed the prosperity of China and the people's living and working in peace and contentment. This is China's great development achievement and highlights the people centered development concept. Ma Mao said, "If there is no trust from the people, the government cannot operate and the political parties cannot govern.". The Kiribati government has always attached great importance to anti-corruption, and has established a legislative framework to effectively combat corruption. Kiribati still needs to do more, and will continue to learn from China's effective anti-corruption measures. Ma Mao said that since the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries more than three years ago, bilateral relations have developed rapidly. The country has formulated its first long-term development plan, focusing on prosperity, peace and security, and building the infrastructure needed for development and governance. China's assistance in infrastructure construction and livelihood improvement is very beneficial to the country's implementation of the national development plan. After the outbreak of COVID-19, China provided Kiribati with COVID-19-19 vaccines and emergency anti epidemic supplies. Ma Mao said that China's assistance has helped Kiribati strengthen its ability to cope with the epidemic. In addition to vaccines and supplies, Chinese health experts have also provided valuable help to Kiribati medical institutions. China has provided anti epidemic assistance to many countries, which reflects China's firm determination to help countries beset by the epidemic to fight against the epidemic. Ma Mao expressed that Kiribati highly appreciates the South South cooperation advocated by China. The purpose of South South cooperation is to enhance solidarity between developing countries and their people, help these countries improve their livelihood, enhance their self-development capacity, and achieve the development goals jointly set by the international community. China's South South cooperation projects will help developing countries enhance their ability to withstand disasters and climate change, and improve people's living standards. Regarding the cooperation between China and Pacific island countries, including Kiribati, Ma Mao said that China respects the culture and traditions of the island countries in its exchanges with these countries, which has promoted the development of cooperation, mutual trust and sincere partnership between China and the South Pacific region. (Liu Xinshe)