President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan meet King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and Queen Maxima in the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on February 7, 2017. WU ZHIYI CHINA DAILY BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping and Dutch King Willem-Alexander exchanged congratulatory messages on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
In 2014, the two heads of state improved relations between the two countries to an open and pragmatic partnership for comprehensive cooperation, and the role of the Netherlands as a gateway to China-EU cooperation has become more prominent, according to Xi.
Since China and the Netherlands forged diplomatic ties, their relations have been growing with all-around cooperation yielding fruitful results, according to Xi.
In 2014, the two heads of state improved relations between the two countries to an open and pragmatic partnership for cooperation, and the role of the Netherlands as a gateway to China-EU cooperation has become more prominent, according to Xi.
He said that since the outbreak of COVID 19, China and the Netherlands have supported each other, showing the deep friendship between the people of the two countries.
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Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of bilateral relations and that he stands ready to work with King Willem-Alexander to promote the sustainable, healthy and stable development of bilateral ties for the benefit of the two countries and their people.