On December 12, 2025, Liu Jinsong, Director of the Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Elisa, Director General of ASEAN Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of East Timor. Liu Jinsong warmly congratulated East Timor on officially joining ASEAN. He hoped that East Timor would use its entry as an opportunity to push bilateral relations towards building a common destiny between the two countries and help build a closer China-ASEAN community of destiny. Eliza sincerely thanks China for its selfless help and valuable support for East Timor's nation-building and East Timor's entry into ASEAN. She looks forward to promoting East Timor's economic and social development and making more positive contributions to regional stability and prosperity through participation in ASEAN-China cooperation. Iraq reiterated that East Timor firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and that this position will never change.

On December 12, 2025, Liu Jinsong, Director of the Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with Elisa, Director General of ASEAN Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of East Timor. Liu Jinsong warmly congratulated East Timor on officially joining ASEAN. He hoped that East Timor would use its entry as an opportunity to push bilateral relations towards building a common destiny between the two countries and help build a closer China-ASEAN community of destiny. Eliza sincerely thanks China for its selfless help and valuable support for East Timor's nation-building and East Timor's entry into ASEAN. She looks forward to promoting East Timor's economic and social development and making more positive contributions to regional stability and prosperity through participation in ASEAN-China cooperation. Iraq reiterated that East Timor firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and that this position will never change.