BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday said that China welcomes the expansion of two-way trade and investment with Denmark.
Wang made that remark during a phone talk with his Danish counterpart Jeppe Kofod. He said that since the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Denmark 70 years ago, the bilateral ties have maintained a good momentum of development, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.
Noting that Kofod has once compared the China-Denmark relationship to “a big, fruitful tree with strong root,” Wang said that the metaphor was very vivid and adequate.
Wang said that he believes the root for that tree is mutual respect, particularly a respect for each other’s core interests. The root is also to treat each other equally, and to reach cooperation and win-win through dialogue, he added. Both sides should seriously summarize these important experiences and lessons and inherit them in the next 70 years of China-Denmark relations, he said.
“There are no two leaves are alike,” Wang said, adding that the social systems of China and Denmark are different, and it is a choice made by their two peoples and is in line with each other’s specific national conditions.
The correct way to get along with each other is to learn from each other and learn from each other’s beneficial experiences and practices. Both sides should adhere to their cooperative partnership, the principle of seeking common ground while reserving differences, the direction of mutual benefit and win-win, and the concept of green and openness.
China welcomes the expansion of two-way trade and investment and is willing to continuously cooperate with the international community, including Denmark, to jointly ensure the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, and push for positive outcomes of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Wang said. Denmark is an important member of the European Union (EU), Wang said, hoping Denmark will continuously push the EU to pursue a positive and constructive China policy.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News exchange item
