BEIJING: Naoero’s President David Adeang visited the remote village of Liangjiahe in the hills of Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Sunday, where President Xi Jinping once lived and worked as an “educated youth.” After wrapping up his schedule for the day, Adeang told the media he was deeply impressed by the tour.
This is Adeang’s second visit to China in 2026. During his trip to Shaanxi, he also toured the Yangjialing Revolutionary Site, Baota Mountain and other locations to learn about the history of the CPC. President Adeang on Saturday laid a flower basket for Huangdi, or the Yellow Emperor, the cultural ancestor of the Chinese nation, becoming the first foreign leader to pay homage at the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum. “I am the President of Naoero. My responsibility is to build a closer relationship between our two countries. The more I understand and learn about China, the better I can improve the relations between our two countries,” he said in an exclusive interview with the Global Times.
Talking about progress since the resumption of diplomatic ties in 2024, Adeang said “Naoero’s economic and social development have been almost transformed.”
Liangjiahe is a small village located on the Loess Plateau where President Xi spent nearly 7 years since 1969.
During his visit, Adeang learned about the Chinese leader’s youth in the village and the transformations that have occurred over the past several decades through pictures and real objects on display at the village museum.
Adeang tried locally grown apples, which he described to the Global Times reporters as “very tasty, like a bite into history.”
The Naoero’s president was informed that apples were not grown in the region in the past, and development used to be sluggish. However, through the efforts of President Xi, this region and the lives of local people have been transformed. Apple cultivation has now become an important and growing part of the local economy and the livelihoods of the people. “Therefore, it’s a section of history that can be ‘tasted,’” he remarked. The trip to Yan’an offered Adeang an opportunity to gain further insight into the history of the CPC and its vital role in China’s development. He said the tour in Shaanxi has given him a deeper understanding of the Chinese people and the Chinese system.
For him, these gains are extremely valuable as he is committed to continuously advancing the relationship between the two countries, he noted. –The Daily Mail-Global Times news exchange item
