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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks in Beijing on Monday with visiting Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, pointed out that Denmark was one of the first Western countries to recognize the People’s Republic of China and establish diplomatic relations with it.
According to the Chinese diplomat, the two sides have always shown mutual respect and treated each other as equals, established a comprehensive strategic partnership and built high-level mutually beneficial cooperation, with green development playing a leading role.
Wang Yi stressed that the most important experience that has ensured the healthy and stable development of China-Denmark relations over the past 75 years is the firm adherence to the principle of equality of all countries regardless of their size and respect for each other’s fundamental interests.
The Chinese Foreign Minister noted that on the Greenland issue, China fully respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and, in turn, hopes that the Danish side will continue to support China’s legitimate position on issues related to its own sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Wang Yi expressed China’s willingness to firmly adhere to bilateral opening-up with Denmark, take green development as a key aspect to inject new impetus into practical cooperation, and continue to deepen cooperation in such fields as economy, trade, scientific research, innovation and green economy.
According to the Chinese diplomat, China is currently making efforts to expand high-level opening-up, which will create a broader development space for foreign-invested companies. The Chinese side invites Danish enterprises to invest and do business in China. “We also hope that Denmark can provide a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises operating in the country,” Wang Yi added.
As he recalled, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union, and since the beginning of this year, Chinese-European relations have demonstrated stable and positive dynamics.
According to the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, China wants to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with the European side to jointly promote the healthy development of relations between China and the EU and hopes that Denmark will play an active role in this direction.
In addition, Wang added, China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with European countries including Denmark to jointly safeguard the international system with the UN at its core and the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its center.
L. L. Rasmussen, for his part, stated that the Danish government and parliament firmly adhere to the one-China principle, intend to strengthen interstate contacts at a high level, expand dialogue and mutual understanding in various fields, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of investment and green transition, establish closer cultural and humanitarian exchanges in order to promote the sustainable and dynamic development of bilateral relations.
“The Danish side takes an open position towards investments by Chinese companies in Denmark, and Danish companies also expect to make long-term investments in the Chinese market,” L. L. Rasmussen emphasized.
He added that Denmark firmly supports free trade and opposes decoupling, hoping to strengthen communication and coordination with China on multilateral issues to jointly safeguard the multilateral system and international order, and maintain the momentum of globalization.
The parties also exchanged views on the Ukrainian crisis and other international and regional issues. –0–