China News Service, Beijing, March 27. On the afternoon of March 27, Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who was in China for a working visit.
Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, China-Netherlands relations have developed steadily and rapidly, and cooperation between the two countries in various fields has continued to deepen. The Netherlands has become a veritable "gateway" for China-EU cooperation. China is willing to maintain exchanges with the Netherlands at all levels, adhere to communication and dialogue, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results, and promote the continuous development of the open and pragmatic comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and the Netherlands. China is willing to expand the import of high-quality goods from the Netherlands, welcomes Dutch companies to invest in China, and hopes that the Netherlands will provide a fair and transparent business environment for Chinese companies. The two sides should actively promote traditional cooperation in agriculture, water conservancy, energy and other fields, while tapping the potential for cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence, green transformation, and silver economy. It is hoped that both sides will continue to take more measures to facilitate personnel exchanges and encourage educational, cultural and people-to-people exchanges. China is willing to work with the Netherlands to strengthen communication and coordination in multilateral institutions such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization to jointly address global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity.
Xi Jinping emphasized that economic globalization may encounter headwinds, but the historical trend will not change. There is no way out for "decoupling and breaking links", and open cooperation is the only option. China has always believed that the binary oppositional thinking of you losing and me winning, black and white, is outdated long ago. A truly safe world should be one of deep integration and interdependence. Artificially creating technological barriers and cutting off industrial and supply chains will only lead to division and confrontation. The Chinese people also have the legitimate right to development, and no force can stop China's scientific and technological development and progress. China will always uphold the concept of win-win, continue to expand high-level opening up, and share development dividends with all parties. China's policy towards Europe has remained stable and stable, and China regards Europe as an important pole and partner in a multi-polar world. It is hoped that the Netherlands will continue to play an active role in promoting mutual understanding and developing constructive relations between China and Europe.
Rutte said that since my first visit to China as Prime Minister in 2013, especially since I and President Xi Jinping jointly announced the establishment of an open and pragmatic comprehensive cooperative partnership between the Netherlands and China in 2014, relations between the two countries have maintained good development, with trade volume doubling and bilateral cooperation Showing great potential and prospects. "Decoupling and breaking links" is not a policy option for the Dutch government, because any action that harms China's development interests will also harm itself. Thank you to China for providing 15 days of visa-free treatment for Dutch citizens traveling to China. The Netherlands cherishes its friendly relations with China and is willing to continue to deepen partnership with China, facilitate personnel exchanges, strengthen cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, and carbon emission reduction, and intensify communication and coordination on multilateral occasions such as the G20 and on international and regional hotspot issues.
Wang Yi attended the meeting. (over)