On January 20, 2024 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Jamaican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith in Kingston.

Johnson Smith said that it is her pleasure to receive the Chinese Foreign Minister at the China-aided headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. Noting that Jamaica is the first English-speaking Caribbean country to support the one-China principle, and successive Jamaican governments have adhered to this position, she said Jamaica is proud of it and will continue to unswervingly adhere to the one-China policy. Jamaica and China enjoy solid political mutual trust, highly compatible concepts, mutually beneficial cooperation, and active people-to-people and cultural exchanges, yielding fruitful results in their strategic partnership. She thanked China for providing valuable support to Jamaica's economic development and improvement of people's livelihood, and for helping Jamaica successfully fight the pandemic. Jamaica is learning from China's experience in state governance to strengthen economic development planning and strive to eradicate poverty. Jamaica looks forward to expanding bilateral cooperation in infrastructure, economy and trade, agriculture, education, science and technology, and other fields and developing a strong Jamaica-China strategic partnership.

Wang Yi said that China and Jamaica are geographically far apart, but have a long history of friendly exchanges as it has been 170 years since Chinese migrants first arrived in Jamaica. Jamaica is one of the first Caribbean countries to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and the first Caribbean country to establish a strategic partnership with China. China appreciates the correct decision made by Jamaica, its unwavering friendship with China, and its firm support for China in safeguarding core interests. Strategic partnership means mutual trust and mutual support. China and Jamaica respect each other and treat each other as equals. Bilateral relations have achieved a historic leap, and their friendly cooperation has achieved fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. History has proved and will continue to prove that the China-Jamaica friendship is in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of both countries. China is willing to continue to support Jamaica in accelerating national development and revitalization, to write a new chapter of the China-Jamaica friendship and witness new achievements in China-Jamaica mutually beneficial cooperation.

Wang Yi said that China adheres to the path of peaceful development, practices true multilateralism, and promotes the political settlement of hotspot issues, making it a major country with the best record in peace and security. In a world lacking fairness and full of injustice, China will always stand on the side of fairness and justice, and the side of vast developing countries, in particular small and medium-sized countries. China supports the Caribbean countries in seeking strength through unity and advancing regional integration. China is willing to jointly implement a series of important global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and take the comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and the Caribbean countries featuring mutual respect, equality, mutual benefit, and common development to a new level.

Johnson Smith said that Jamaica fully agrees with the concept of peaceful diplomacy, highly appreciates China's role as a major country, supports and will actively participate in a series of Chinese global initiatives, and stands ready to push for more achievements in the relationship between Caribbean countries and China.