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23/06/2019

Chinese, Irish leaders exchange congratulations on 40th anniversary of ties

BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday exchanged greetings with his Irish counterpart Michael D. Higgins on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral relations.

Since the forging of the diplomatic ties 40 years ago, the two countries have been adhering to the spirit of mutual respect, treating each other on an equal footing, mutual benefit and win-win to push forward healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations and scored fruitful achievements in exchanges and cooperation in various fields, Xi said in a congratulatory message.

President Higgins paid a state visit to China in 2014 and the two heads of state conducted in-depth and friendly exchanges and mapped out a blueprint of China-Ireland relations, Xi recalled.

The Chinese president said he attaches high attention to advancing the ties between China and Ireland and stands ready to make joint efforts with President Higgins to lift the mutually beneficial strategic partnership to a new stage to benefit the two countries and peoples while taking the 40th anniversary as a new starting point.

For his part, Higgins said in a message that, over the last four decades, the bilateral ties have become even stronger as time goes by and pragmatic cooperation in various fields have been increasingly deepening.

The Irish side highly values developing ties with China and is willing to further explore potentials for pragmatic cooperation, boost coordination on safeguarding multilateralism and other global affairs and promote the Ireland-China ties toward further development, he added.

Also on Saturday, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar exchanged congratulatory messages.

Li said China, with the opportunity of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, is ready to work with Ireland to push the two countries’ mutually beneficial strategic partnership and friendly cooperation to continuously move forward.

Varadkar said that China’s reform and opening up and achievements in development carry global significance, noting that the Irish side will continue to fully develop Ireland-China partnership based on the spirit of mutual respect.

Source: Xinhua

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01/03/2019

China Focus: Foreigners anticipate a more open China at “two sessions”

BEIJING/GUANGZHOU, March 1 (Xinhua) — The world’s attention is on China as the country is to open its most important annual political meetings next week, known as the “two sessions.”

Foreign business leaders, observers and China watchers have expressed high hopes of seeing a more open China during the meetings and look forward to greater opportunities its development will bring to the world.

Harley Seyedin, president of American Chamber of Commerce in South China, said foreign businesses in China would keep a close eye on the discussion of the draft of foreign investment law, as it will “create a level playing field where everyone can participate,” once it is adopted and enforced.

“It will help China open up more,” Seyedin said.

A draft of China’s foreign investment law will be submitted to the upcoming plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), which is scheduled to open on March 5.

Seyedin noted that foreign businesses in China have already sensed a positive signal last year, with the shortened negative list, and have confidence investing in China, fueled by the country’s efforts to protect intellectual property rights.

Mizumoto Shinji, president of Hitachi Elevator (China), said the anticipated adoption of the foreign investment law will help build a more law-based business environment in China.

“China’s business environment has greatly improved in recent years,” said Mizumoto. “We hope that China will further ease its management of foreign capital, so as to create a more stable, transparent and predictable investment environment.”

Once adopted, the unified foreign investment law will become a basic law in the field, replacing three existing laws on Chinese-foreign equity joint ventures, non-equity joint ventures (or contractual joint ventures) and wholly foreign-owned enterprises.

Pablo Rovetta Dubinsky, general manager of Spanish firm Tecnicas Reunidas’s China branch, said the law would help dispel misgivings among some foreign businesses over China’s determination to open up further.

“The foreign investment law to be discussed at the annual legislative session will mark a new beginning in China’s opening-up to the world,” Rovetta said. “It is a clear demonstration of China’s resolve to open up.”

In an interview with Xinhua ahead of the “two sessions,” Argentine ambassador to China Diego Ramiro Guelar hailed China’s spirit of cooperation as the country has been expanding its presence in commerce and investment across the globe.

“Compared to some western countries, China has a much more open attitude toward sharing and transferring its technology, which, in my opinion, is the core spirit of the Belt and Road Initiative,” Guelar said.

The ambassador added that as a region, Latin America had established a close association and mutual trust with China, and was keen to maintain the robust cooperation.

Khalifa Mohammed Alkhorafi, the consul-general of the State of Kuwait in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, expressed hope that the upcoming “two sessions” would send more positive signals on the Chinese economy. He added that Kuwait, which is strategically situated in the Persian Gulf region, would provide a lot of business opportunities for Chinese companies.

“There is a very strong relationship between China and Kuwait. There will be many big projects coming soon,” he said.

Lusa news agency reporter Joao Pimenta said that China’s economic achievements and its efforts on poverty alleviation had impressed the world.

“More and more Chinese families are enjoying a relatively comfortable life. China has also made remarkable achievements in poverty reduction in the process of reform and opening-up,” Pimenta said.

Diego Garcia, a Brazilian expert with China Radio International, believes that the international community is paying more attention to China’s diplomacy in global affairs.

“China is playing a constructive role on international issues, especially those concerning developing countries,” Garcia said. “In particular, the Belt and Road Initiative and the China International Import Expo have served the interests of many developing countries.”

Source: Xinhua

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