Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday.
Xi noted that Finland was one of the first Western countries to establish diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China and the first Western country to sign an intergovernmental trade agreement with China.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China and Finland have always enjoyed friendly relations based on mutual respect and trust, setting a fine example of state-to-state relations that transcends historical, cultural and institutional differences, and promotes equal exchanges, Xi said.
"As the world is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century and the risks and challenges facing human society are increasing, the future-oriented new-type cooperative partnership between China and Finland holds exceptional value and should be cherished and advanced," Xi said.
China is willing to work with Finland to strengthen strategic cooperation, carry forward friendly traditions, and further advance this cooperative partnership to better benefit the two countries and peoples and make new contributions to world peace and development, Xi added. ■
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcoming ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb prior to the talks between Xi and Stubb at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. Xi held talks with Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday. After the talks, the two heads of state witnessed the signing of multiple documents on bilateral cooperation. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
