Chinese President Xi Jinping said he held comprehensive and in-depth talks with visiting Vietnamese President To Lam on Wednesday morning and they reached many new consensuses that are of great significance to pushing for solid progress in China-Vietnam relations.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when he and his wife Peng Liyuan bid farewell to Lam, also general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, and his wife Ngo Phuong Ly in Beijing on Wednesday afternoon.
"Comrade General Secretary To Lam visited China at the earliest opportunity after being elected president, which carries significant meaning. This morning we held comprehensive and in-depth talks and reached many new consensuses, which bears great significance to further promoting the solid progress in China-Vietnam relations. Our activities in the morning were very successful. Comrade General Secretary To Lam' visit has achieved a great success. I wish you a smooth and pleasant visit for the rest of your trip," said Xi.
Lam expressed his gratitude to the Chinese side for its cordial, sincere, fruitful and thoughtful reception. "First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Comrade General Secretary and President Xi, your wife, and other senior Chinese leaders, for the cordial, sincere, fruitful, thoughtful and warm reception with brotherly and comradely affection extended to me, my wife and the Vietnamese high-level delegation. You have also arranged many important activities, especially today. From the morning until now, you have stayed with us for many hours. It moved us a lot," he said.
Consensus with To Lam carries great significance to push forward China-Vietnam ties: Xi
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attended the China-Spain Business Innovation Meeting along with Chinese Commerce Minster Wang Wentao in Beijing on Wednesday, the last day of his five-day visit to China.
The conference brought together over 100 representatives from Chinese and Spanish businesses. Participants shared cooperation experience and held discussions on technology research and development as well as investment cooperation.
"It's a very good opportunity for us to cooperate and to strengthen our cooperation with Chinese companies. I'm from Gestamp, an automotive supply company from Spain, based in China for the past 17 years. So, we have a long story doing business in China. We have a very good relationship with China," said Antonio Lopez Arce, CEO of the Asian division of Gestamp, a Spanish multinational specializing in the design, development and manufacturing of highly engineered metal components.
"I feel very well, very excited about the outcome of this meeting. This helps a lot, a lot to Spanish companies that we are doing business here in China," said Tomas Daga, a director at Grifols, a global healthcare company headquartered in Spain.
"I think this event can greatly promote the cooperation between Chinese and Spanish enterprises, and is also a very good experience. I hope that through this event, greater contribution can be made from the perspective of enterprises in China-Spain relations," said Simon Du, director of International Government Affairs at Xiaomi Corporation.
At the meeting, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said the cooperation between China and Spain has expanded to high value-added fields such as mechanical equipment and electric vehicles, adding that the two-way investment also remained at a stable level. Sanchez encouraged companies from both sides to enhance communication, while exploring potential for future development.
"Well, I think that it's a very good that the prime minister of our country is visiting China. I think Spain is taking the relationship with China very seriously, promoting the bi-directional business relationships," said Alexandre Catala Garcia, senior director of Global Affairs at China Automotive Technology and Research Center (CATARC).
The Spanish prime minister's official visit came at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang. This was Sanchez's fourth trip to China in four years, and also the latest in a series of visits to China by European leaders since the beginning of this year.
A day earlier, Sanchez spoke highly of the outcomes of his visit to China, adding that a broad set of cooperation agreements have been signed in Beijing across key areas, including the economy, education and culture.
Spanish PM attends China-Spain Business Innovation Meeting
