China hopes and believes that the new Dutch government will continue to uphold an objective and rational attitude toward China, and work with it to promote the sound development of the bilateral relationship, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in Beijing on Tuesday.
The ministry's spokesman Lin Jian was responding to a media query about the new Dutch government at a daily press briefing.
"Both China and the Netherlands are important economies in the world and are each other's major cooperation partner. Over the decades, the two sides have been advancing mutually beneficial cooperation in the spirit of openness and practical results, which has benefited the two peoples. Such effort serves the common interests of the two countries, and is conducive to developing relations between China and Europe and keeping the global industrial and supply chains stable. We hope and believe that the new Dutch government will continue to uphold an objective and rational attitude toward China and work with China to promote the sound development of the bilateral relationship," said Lin.
China expects new Dutch gov't to continue to promote bilateral relations: spokesman
