On June 1, 2026, Secretary Wang Shiting met with Fan Xiaodong, newly appointed Head of the Chinese Consulate in Papeete. Ma Xinyu, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, and Kan Sijin, Executive Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Party Committee, among others, attended the meeting.

Secretary Wang congratulated Consul Fan on his new appointment. He pointed out that the Confucius Institute co-established by CFAU and the University of French Polynesia (referred to as the 'Confucius Institute in French Polynesia') has played a positive role in promoting the development of China-France-French Polynesia relations, enhancing China's cultural soft power, and advancing the international dissemination of Chinese culture. Ma Xinyu, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office, introduced the Institute's educational scale, program offerings and course arrangements, and thanked the Consulate for its long-standing support for the Confucius Institute's work.

Consul Fan spoke highly of the Confucius Institute in French Polynesia for its positive contributions to local education and China-France cultural exchanges, and fully affirmed and thanked the Institute for its work in supporting the Consulate's external activities. He hoped the two sides would continue to strengthen regular communication and coordination and jointly serve the motherland's overall diplomatic cause.

Foreign Affairs Office

June 1, 2026