Xi Jinping meets with Swiss Confederation President Parmland

On the afternoon of October 30, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with President of the Swiss Confederation Parmland, who was in China for a working visit.

Xi Jinping pointed out that Switzerland is China's important partner in Europe and has always been at the forefront of European countries in cooperation with China. At a time when unilateralism and protectionism are surging, free trade cooperation has become the most eye-catching business card of China-Switzerland relations. It fully reflects the political courage and responsibility of the two countries to adhere to open cooperation, and demonstrates the unique leading role of both sides in promoting the construction of an open world economy. If countries are economically connected, they will advance together, but if they are related, each country will retreat. China is willing to work with Sweden to hold high the banner of openness, tighten the bonds of cooperation, promote inclusive and inclusive economic globalization, and jointly inject valuable confidence and more certainty into China-EU economic and trade cooperation and global economic development.

Xi Jinping emphasized that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland, the two sides have insisted on mutual achievements, dared to be the first, and continued to interpret the Sino-Swiss cooperation spirit of "equality, innovation, and win-win" with pragmatic results, becoming a model for exchanges between countries of different sizes and different social systems. Both sides should respect each other, treat each other as equals, and comprehensively strengthen exchanges and policy docking at all levels. China is accelerating the development of new productive forces, steadily expanding institutional opening up, and is willing to build the Chinese market into a market for the world and a shared market. Both sides must adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results and make the blueprint of open cooperation a visible and tangible reality. Strengthen innovation cooperation, focus on cultivating cooperation in emerging industries such as digital economy, green energy storage, and artificial intelligence, build high-quality industrial and supply chains with collaborative innovation and benefit sharing, and jointly promote artificial intelligence to be good and benefit mankind.

Xi Jinping pointed out that Switzerland has long played an important demonstration role in China-EU economic and trade exchanges, and hopes that Switzerland will exert its unique influence and play a positive role in promoting the upward balance and steady development of China-EU trade. China and Sweden have similar positions in supporting multilateralism and share similar ideas. Both sides should deepen multilateral coordination and mutual support, firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, reform and improve the global governance system, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

Pamlán said that Switzerland has always been deeply proud of being one of the first Western countries to recognize the People's Republic of China, which opened up a long-lasting and dynamic partnership between the two countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two sides have always respected each other, maintained close high-level exchanges, and achieved fruitful cooperation results in many fields such as trade and investment, scientific research and innovation, labor and employment. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of an innovative strategic partnership between Switzerland and China. The two sides completed high-quality free trade agreement upgrade negotiations in a short period of time, which reflects the high degree of mutual trust between the two sides and meets the expectations of enterprises and parties in both countries. It will inject new impetus into the development of Switzerland-China relations. Sweden firmly adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to strengthening dialogue and exchanges with China, adhering to mutually beneficial cooperation, and promoting greater development of cooperation in various fields. Sweden attaches great importance to China's positive role in international affairs and is willing to coordinate closely with China, adhere to multilateralism, safeguard free trade, and contribute to world development, prosperity, peace and stability.

After the meeting, the two heads of state jointly witnessed the signing of the protocol for upgrading the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement and a number of cooperation documents in the fields of scientific research, labor and employment, and media.

Wang Yi participated in the above activities.