On May 13, Ambassador Wu Wei attended the handover ceremony of emergency humanitarian assistance provided by the Chinese government to the FSM government to support relief and recovery efforts after Typhoon Sinlaku in the Department of Foreign Affairs of the FSM. Ambassador Wu Wei signed the Handover Certificate with T.H. Ricky Cantero, Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the FSM, and handed over the cash payment voucher to T.H. Rose Nakanaga, Secretary of Finance and Administration of the FSM. T.H. Cynthia Ehmes, Acting Secretary of FSM DECEM, and H.E. Vincent Sivas, FSM Ambassador to China, attended the handover ceremony.

Ambassador Wu Wei conveyed the deep solicitude of the Chinese people to the people affected by Typhoon Sinlaku in the FSM. He said that China’s assistance is a concrete measure to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and a vivid manifestation of China-FSM Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. China is willing to deepen practical cooperation with the FSM on the basis of the one-China principle, and continuously elevate the friendship between China and the FSM to new heights.

On behalf of the FSM government, Ambassador Sivas expressed deep gratitude to China's assistance. He stressed that the FSM government reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the one-China policy, recognizing that there is but one China in the world, that the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory. The FSM is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation with China and work together to create a better future.