From December 16 to 17, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong visited Timor-Leste. During the visit, Sun Weidong paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and President of the National Parliament Maria Fernanda Lay, and co-chaired the second diplomatic consultations between China and Timor-Leste with Vice Foreign Minister Milena Rangel and met the press together. Chinese Ambassador to Timor-Leste Wang Wenli attended relevant events.

Sun said that China and Timor-Leste are traditional friendly neighbors. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 22 years ago, bilateral relations have made substantial progress and the friendship between the two countries has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Last year, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão jointly announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, opening a new chapter in bilateral relations. In July this year, President José Ramos-Horta made a successful state visit to China, and the two heads of state reached important common understandings on the general direction of jointly building a community with a shared future between China and Timor-Leste, charting the course for the development of bilateral relations. China is willing to work with Timor-Leste to deliver on the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation, and continuously bring bilateral relations to new levels.

The Timor-Leste side said that Timor-Leste attaches great importance to its relations with China and sincerely thanks China for providing valuable assistance to the country's national development over the years. Timor-Leste will continue to firmly pursue the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen the synergy of development strategies with China, deepen practical cooperation in various fields, and promote continuous and new progress in bilateral relations. The Timor-Leste side thanks China for its support for Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN and the WTO.

The two sides had an exchange of views on international and regional issues and reached broad common understandings. Both sides stressed that they will adhere to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, advocate win-win cooperation, oppose external interference, carry out close communication and cooperation in international and regional affairs, jointly maintain regional peace and stability, and contribute to the cause of global peace, cooperation and development.