Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Lars Rebien Sorensen, chair of the Novo Nordisk Foundation and chair of the Board of Directors of Novo Nordisk A/S of Denmark, in Beijing on Thursday.
Noting the Chinese government attaches great importance to the people's health, Han said that China will move faster to advance the Healthy China Initiative and strive to raise the average life expectancy to 80 years during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030). Han expressed hope that Novo Nordisk A/S will give play to its advantages and actively join the Healthy China Initiative.
Han said that China will further expand high-level opening up, make persistent efforts to foster a first-rate business environment that is market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized, and support the better development of foreign-funded enterprises including Novo Nordisk A/S in the country.
Sorensen said Novo Nordisk A/S is optimistic about the development prospect of the Chinese economy, and will continue to expand its business in China, participate in the development of China's pharmaceutical industry, and make more contributions to advancing the Healthy China Initiative.
Chinese vice president meets chair of Novo Nordisk Foundation
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic on Monday, who is in China to attend the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province.
Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, Han said that bilateral relations have achieved leapfrog development over recent years under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state. In May this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping met again with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, charting the course for building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era.
China is prepared to join hands with Serbia in implementing the important consensus of the two leaders, cementing political mutual trust, leveraging the preferential arrangements under the bilateral free trade agreement, and deepening cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure and emerging industries, Han said.
China also encourages its enterprises to invest in Serbia and further advance China-Serbia friendly and cooperative relations, he noted.
Mesarovic said Serbia highly values high-level mutual trust between the two countries and reaffirms its adherence to the one-China policy. She expressed gratitude for China's strong support for Serbia's national development and said Serbia is ready to strengthen development synergy with China and continuously deepen cooperation in various fields to benefit the two peoples.
Chinese vice president meets Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
