Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Stockholm on Monday, as the two countries vow to deepen cooperation and uphold free trade.

He first conveyed greetings from the Chinese leadership to Kristersson. He noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sweden, and that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the occasion in May.

Under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, China-Sweden cooperation has continued to expand across various fields, with increasingly close economic and trade ties and broad prospects for future development, He said.

He stated that China is ready to work with Sweden to enhance communication and deepen cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit. Both sides should jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade, and promote the sound and steady development of bilateral relations, He added.

He also briefed the Swedish side on request on the latest round of China-U.S. economic and trade talks.

Kristersson stated that Sweden attaches great importance to developing cooperation with China, firmly supports free trade and economic globalization, and is ready to use the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties as an opportunity to deepen pragmatic cooperation in multiple fields and work to achieve more positive outcomes in Sweden-China relations.

Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

Swedish PM meets Chinese vice premier on deepening cooperation

China and Canada should work together to promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said in Beijing on Friday.

He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending the Canada-China Trade and Investment Banquet together with the visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Speaking at the event, He said that under the strategic guidance of the important consensus reached by their leaders, China and Canada should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, win-win cooperation, and mutual success, and jointly promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of bilateral economic and trade relations.

China is steadfastly expanding high-standard opening up, continuously developing new quality productive forces, and is willing to work with countries around the world, including Canada, to create new prospects for cooperation, said He.

Carney noted at the banquet that China is Canada's second-largest trading partner and said Canada looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges with China, making full use of dialogue mechanisms in areas such as the economy and trade, and deepening cooperation in trade, agriculture, energy and other fields.

Carney arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to begin a four-day official visit to China, marking the first trip to the country by a Canadian prime minister in eight years.

China, Canada should work together for stable, healthy, sustainable economic ties: Vice Premier