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Xi's trip to Greece, Brazil

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Greece and Brazil is expected to intensify China's relations with the two countries and enhance BRICS cooperation.

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Xi urges business sector's active participation in BRICS cooperation

BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on the business circles to actively participate and promote BRICS economic cooperation so as to make tangible contributions to economic growth and job creation.Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the closing ceremony of the BRICS business forum in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Xi made the remarks when addressing the closing ceremony of the BRICS business forum in the Brazilian capital.Many new changes have taken place in the world for a period of time, Xi told approximately 600 business delegates from BRICS countries, saying that the changes brought numerous opportunities as well as challenges.As for opportunities, Xi said the power unleashed by a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation has opened up new ground for productivity growth, and economic and social development.At the same time, he said, mounting protectionism and bullyism are eroding global trade, investment and weighing down the world economy."When businesses have confidence, the market will enjoy vitality," Xi told the audience, calling on the business sector to seize the opportunities and address the challenges.The business circles should continue to full-play their advantages, take an active part in promoting economic cooperation among BRICS countries, and actively invest and do businesses in BRICS countries to make tangible contributions to growth and job creation, Xi said.The BRICS partnership on new industrial revolution is vital to BRICS economic cooperation at the next stage, the president noted, urging the business sector to integrate business cooperation with the BRICS partnership on new industrial revolution, and produce more spotlight results in such areas as innovation, digital economy and green economy so as to promote high-quality development of BRICS economies.As economic globalization faces headwinds, the business circles should help the government bet...
China ready to achieve common prosperity with Brazil: Xi

BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday China is fully confident in China-Brazil cooperation and stands ready to achieve common prosperity with Brazil.Xi made the remarks when meeting here with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.Noting that Bolsonaro paid a successful state visit to China in October, Xi said the consensus reached by the two sides is being actively implemented.At the recently concluded second China International Import Expo (CIIE), the transaction volume of Brazilian businesses grew 3.6 times compared with that at the first CIIE last year, Xi said, calling the results gratifying.Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)As the largest emerging-market country in the eastern and western hemispheres, respectively, Xi said, China and Brazil share broad common interests.China is optimistic about Brazils development prospects and fully confident in bilateral cooperation, Xi said, adding that China stands ready to share development experience and gains with Brazil, so as to achieve common prosperity.Xi expressed willingness to work with Bolsonaro to properly grasp and guide the direction of the development of China-Brazil relations.Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the talks with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)China and Brazil are both major countries and the two sides should maintain strategic focus, adhere to mutual respect, treat each other as equals, strengthen exchanges and cement mutual trust, Xi stressed.He urged both sides to open markets to each other and explore ways to establish long-term, stable and direct supply channels for basic products, including agricultural products, iron ore and crude oil.China supports its enterprises to actively participate in Brazils infrastructure construction to promote connectivity, Xi said.Xi called on both sides to ad...
BRICS summit reaches consensus from free trade to climate change

BRICS countries have reached a wide range of consensus at their summit in Brazil, issuing a joint declaration on Thursday.Agreements among leaders from China, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa ranged from supporting free trade to fighting climate change, and from tackling regional hotspot issues to boosting and reforming multilateralism.The five emerging economies warned in the declaration that the trade protectionism and unilateralism of some Western countries are a cause of the global economic slowdown.Trade tensions and policy uncertainty have taken a toll on confidence, trade, investment and growth, as global growth weakened in 2019, the declaration said.The leaders of the five BRICS nations urged countries to support free trade and strengthen and reform the current multilateral system.They also reiterated their commitment to the Paris Agreement to fight climate change, urging developed countries to scale up the provision of financial, technological and capacity-building assistance.BRICS leaders called once again to increase representation of developing countries in the International Monetary Fund."We are deeply disappointed that the 15th General Review of Quotas (GRQ) failed in increasing the quota size of the Fund and realigning quota shares of member countries, including in favor of emerging markets and dynamic economies (EMDEs), which remain under-represented in the Fund," the declaration said.It urged the IMF to start work in earnest on quota and governance reform on the basis of the principles agreed in 2010 under the 16th GRQ and within a tight timeframe.The BRICS members also reached consensus on regional hotspot issues, including Syria, Yemen and Palestinian-Israeli conflicts, where they supported the principle of sovereignty, mutual respect and equality.The five emerging economies account for a quarter of the global economy and around 16 percent of global trade.
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BRICS Forum on People-to-People and Cultural Exchanges

More than 200 guests attended the meeting, discussing one theme and three sub-topics. "Kids and Glory", the first documen-tary jointly filmed by BRICS countries, made its debut before the opening ceremony.A photo exhibit was held, showing the joint filming and broad-cast of the documentary, along with the Confucius’ Wisdom cul-tural exhibit.The guests said the forum was an innovative way to promote people-to-people exchanges among the BRICS countries.
Xi urges BRICS Business Council, New Development Bank to make greater contributions

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the BRICS leaders dialogue with the BRICS Business Council and the New Development Bank in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 14, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)BRASILIA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the BRICS Business Council and the New Development Bank to make greater contributions to the economic and social development of the BRICS countries as well as the emerging-market economies and developing world in general.Xi made the remarks during the BRICS leaders dialogue with the two institutions at the 11th BRICS summit held in Brasilia, capital of Brazil.Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa also attended the dialogue.The leaders heard the work reports of the two institutions, received the annual work report of the BRICS Business Council and made remarks respectively.Xi spoke highly of the work of the two institutions and expressed the hope for them to promote the enterprising spirit and strive for more achievements.Xi urged them to deepen cooperation in fields such as innovation and the digital economy and create more quality projects, and to help the countries improve their business environment by continuing to advise their various government departments.He underscored the importance to balance economic profits with social responsibilities and pay attention to the peoples well-being.Cooperation should be strengthened in building high-quality, sustainable, inclusive and accessible infrastructure, Xi said, adding that green technologies should also be explored and promoted.He also urged the New Development Bank to prepare for membership expansion.In their respective remarks, leaders of other BRICS countries all affirmed the work of the two institutions and urged them to strengthen the capabilities of the BRICS countries as well as the emerging markets and developing countries at...
Xi says ready to maintain close communication with Modi for better China-India ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Brasilia, Brazil on November 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Wednesday, saying he is willing to maintain close communication with Modi to guide a better and more stable development of China-India relations.The two leaders held an informal meeting last month in the southern Indian city of Chennai. Xi said the meeting was a success, noting that they made in-depth exchanges of views on global, regional situation as well as major issues of bilateral ties.Xi said that relevant departments of the two countries are implementing their consensus reached during the Chennai meeting to extend and expand its positive effects.India participated in the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) as a main guest of honor last week, Xi said, noting that he was told that India was the country with the largest increase in transaction volume at the expo compared with last year.China welcomes more exports of Indias high-quality products to China, the president said, calling on the two countries to expand two-way trade and investment and create new growth points for cooperation in productivity, medicine, information technology, infrastructure and other fields.As the next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-India diplomatic ties, Xi called on the two countries to make joint efforts to ensure celebrations and the China-India year of cultural and people-to-people exchanges a success so as to enhance the friendship between the two peoples.Xi also said China and India should work together to uphold multilateralism, safeguard the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core, jointly safeguard the legitimate development rights, interests and space of developing countries, and promote steady and sustained cooperation among BRICS nations.Xi ...
Xi meets Putin in Brasilia

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin inBrasilia, Brazil on November 13, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)BRASILIA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Wednesday, calling for maintaining a positive and sound momentum of the development of China-Russia relations at a high level.Xi spoke of the importance of the year 2019 as the one in which China-Russia relations, which are developed on past achievements, forge ahead. The two sides celebrated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with a series of activities, and the year of China-Russia local cooperation and exchange is coming to a successful end, he said."In particular, we jointly announced the development of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, pushing bilateral relations to a new historical height," Xi said.Xi stressed that the two sides should continue to make joint efforts, keep in mind the development and changes in the international situation, make innovations answering the needs of each countrys development and bilateral cooperation, maintain a positive and sound momentum of the development of China-Russia relations at a high level, and constantly make new achievements to bring more benefits to the two peoples, the region and the world.Noting the complex and profound changes in the current international situation with rising instability and uncertainty, Xi urged China and Russia to establish closer strategic coordination to uphold the basic norms governing international relations, oppose unilateralism, bullying and interference in other countries affairs, safeguard their respective sovereignty and security, and jointly create a fair and just international environment.Speaking of the just-concluded second China International Import Expo, Xi said the transaction volume of Russian exhibitors grew by 74 percent compared with that in last ye...
BRICS bloc glitters with tech innovation synergy

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Deepening cooperation on technological innovation within the BRICS group is bringing new vitality to one of the worlds most important blocs of emerging economies, a BRICS expert said.Chinese and Indian staff work at a metro car depot of Metro Line 1 in Mumbai, India, June 27, 2018.(File photo: Xinhua)The blocs five member states -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- are strengthening technology transfer and transformation, tapping into enormous dividends derived from in-group technological edge and complementarity.The 11th BRICS summit will be held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, from Wednesday to Thursday under the theme of "Economic Growth for an Innovative Future." One of the priorities of the summit is strengthening cooperation in science, technology and innovation."I expect the summit to unveil significant measures that will point the direction for tech cooperation for many years to come," said Xu Xiujun, executive director of the BRICS study base under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.Noting that BRICS countries have over 40 percent of the worlds population and vast markets, Xu said the application of advanced technologies among the five members could bring immeasurable benefits.Although the BRICS countries trail developed countries in their overall science and technology strength, they have established technological advantages in certain industries and shown strong complementarity.China is in pole position in sectors such as high-speed trains and telecommunications equipment, while Russia has advantageous aerospace and nuclear power industries. India is a powerhouse of software development and biopharmaceutical industry, Brazil is a high-flyer in civil aviation and deep-sea oil development industry, and South Africa boasts the lead in the coal chemical industry."If BRICS countries can cooperate and give full play to their complementary advantages in science and ...
Reborn Piraeus Port testimony of China-Greece friendship, win-win BRI cooperation

ATHENS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Passing through the gates into the Mediterraneans busiest terminals near the Greek capital of Athens, mountains of perfectly stacked containers immediately filled the sight.With huge cranes precisely maneuvering over fully loaded super container ships, and cargo trucks shuttling back and forth through the "mountains" delivering iron boxes directly between the vessels and the China-Europe Land-Sea Express trains, it is difficult to remember what the Piraeus Port was like during the Greek debt crisis.Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2019 shows the Piraeus Port in Greece. (Photo: Xinhua)TRUE MEANING OF FRIENDSGreece has come to a deep understanding of the true meaning of "friends" through the Piraeus Port cooperation with China, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday during their visit to the port.In 2009, when the European country was drowning in debt, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Company, also known as COSCO, invested in and started managing the Piraeus Ports container terminals. In 2016, COSCO acquired a majority stake in the port and formally took over its management and operation.After 10 years, the project has created direct and indirect employment for over 10,000 locals, and has built the Piraeus Port into the largest port in the Mediterranean region and one of the fastest growing container terminals in the world, with its global ranking rising from 93rd in 2010 to 32nd at present in terms of container capacity."We do respect that when all Greece was suffering because of the financial crisis, COSCO SHIPPING was investing huge amounts in the port of Piraeus, creating hundreds of new jobs for the local people and contributing to the national economy," Tassos Vamvakidis, commercial manager of Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), told Xi during the Chinese presidents talks with local employees.Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by the Gre...
Xi says friendship, righteousness more valuable than interests in country-to-country exchanges

(Video: CGTN, Cover image: Xinhua)ATHENS, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Tuesday that countries must value friendship and righteousness above shared interests in their exchanges.The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine, Xi said, quoting a proverb when meeting with former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.Xi said he highly appreciates the efforts made by Tsipras in promoting China-Greece friendship and cooperation when Tsipras served as the Greek prime minister.China has been firmly supporting the Greek government and people in coping with the impact of a financial crisis, and promoting practical cooperation between the two countries, Xi said.He said he was delighted to see that the Greek economy has emerged from the plight and returned to growth, and China-Greece cooperation has yielded significant results, especially that fresh progress has been made in the Piraeus Port project, which has realized mutually beneficial and win-win results.Xi said he believes that the joint construction of the Belt and Road between China and Greece will help the European country achieve the goal of building itself into a regional transport and logistics hub, and inject strong momentum into China-Central and Eastern European Countries cooperation, and that bilateral cooperation will enjoy even broader prospects.Xi added that he hopes Tsipras and his party will continue to support the development of China-Greece relations.For his part, Tsipras said that Greece was in a debt crisis during his term as the prime minister, and that China provided assistance to help his country emerge from the crisis.A friend in need is a friend indeed, he said.The Greek people will always remember the precious assistance from China and see the Chinese people as true friends, Tsipras said.Greece highly appreciates the Belt and Road Initiative put forward by Xi and is delighted to see ever more positive results achieved in the Piraeus Port project undertaken by a subsidi...
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President Xi Jinping attends welcome banquet hosted by Greek president

President Xi Jinping attended the welcome banquet hosted by Greek president in Athens, Greece, on Monday.
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Xi holds talks with Greek President in Athens, Greece

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for group photos with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and his wife Vlassia Pavlopoulou-Peltsemi in Athens, Greece, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens, Greece, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens, Greece, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos before their talks in Athens, Greece, Nov. 11, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)
Xi, Greek PM visit Piraeus Port, hail BRI cooperation

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 6, 2019 shows a cargo ship of COSCO SHIPPING Lines transporting Italian products to participate in the 2019 China International Import Expo (CIIE) to Shanghai, where the CIIE will be held, berths at the Port of Piraeus, Greece. (Photo: Xinhua)ATHENS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday visited the Piraeus Port, a flagship project in bilateral collaboration, and hailed it as a success under the Belt and Road cooperation.In 2009, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Company, also known as COSCO, started managing the Piraeus Ports container terminals. In 2016, COSCO acquired a majority stake in the port and formally took over its management and operation.So far, the project has created jobs for over 10,000 local people directly and indirectly, and has built the Piraeus Port into the largest port in the Mediterranean region and one of the fastest growing container terminals in the world.Upon their arrival, Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan, accompanied by the Greek prime minister and his wife, were warmly welcomed by Chinese and foreign employees waving national flags of the two countries.Talking with Xi about their work and life, representatives of local staff extended heartfelt gratitude to COSCO for providing them with job opportunities in the most difficult times during the Greek debt crisis.Thanks to the Chinese company, they now enjoy stable jobs and happy lives, the Greek employees told Xi.With the Piraeus Port becoming an important fruit in jointly building the Belt and Road, the local staff said they feel very proud and have full confidence in the ports future.Delighted to visit the port, Xi said that seeing is believing, and that he has seen here today that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was not a slogan or tale, but a successful practice and brilliant reality.Noting that the BRI upholds the principle of extensive consultation, joint developme...
China-Brazil trade set to reach new heights

(Photo: Xinhua)SAO PAULO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Though separated by oceans and continents, China and Brazil have fostered deepening bilateral cooperation over the years, especially in investment, trade and finance.With the upcoming 11th BRICS summit in Brazils capital Brasilia, expectations are high for the development of closer ties between the two countries.STRENGTHENING INVESTMENTChina and Brazil have bolstered investment ties in recent years, and the Asian country has become Brazils largest source of foreign investment.The two countries are not only deepening cooperation in the traditional areas of agriculture, electricity, mining and infrastructure, but also fostering growth in new areas such as technology innovation and the digital economy.Last month, Brazilian telecommunications giant Oi put Chinese company Huaweis 5G technology to the test during a local music festival -- the largest trial of the 5G technology in Brazil.Chinese Internet giant Alibabas website AliExpress has become one of Brazils most popular cross-border e-commerce platforms. Chinese Internet company Tencent and mobile ride-hailing platform DiDi have also invested in Brazilian companies.Finally, the participation of Latin American countries -- including Brazil -- in jointly building the Belt and Road will provide a great opportunity for these countries to enhance investment cooperation with China, said Oliver Stuenkel, an expert of international relations at Brazils Getulio Vargas Foundation.INCREASING TRADEAlthough the global economy is facing downward pressure, bilateral trade between China and Brazil has continuously climbed, as both countries are committed to opening up their markets.China has been Brazils largest trading partner and largest export market for a decade. In 2018, bilateral trade hit a record 100 billion U.S. dollars, official data showed.Cheese bread, Brazils favorite breakfast and snack food, is now available at cafeterias in China, t...
When drinking with bosom friends, thousand cups still too little: Xi says on Sino-Greek ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Greece Sunday for a three-day state visit to consolidate traditional friendship and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. (Photo: Xinhua)ATHENS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Monday that he resonates with his Greek counterpart, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, every time they converse, and that China resonates with Greece every time the two sides communicate."When drinking with a bosom friend, a thousand cups will still be too little," he said when meeting with Pavlopoulos, quoting a Chinese proverb.It is because, Xi said, as two countries with ancient civilizations, China and Greece share common or similar visions and have achieved national modernization and development through arduous struggles.The China-Greece friendship is not only the cooperation between two countries but also a dialogue between two great civilizations, he said.
Xi says mankind should uphold, pursue noble sentiments

Greek President holds welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping (Video & Cover Image: CGTN)ATHENS, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on Monday that mankind should uphold and pursue noble sentiments, instead of egoism that advocates the pursuit of naked interests.Xi made the remarks when meeting with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.The Chinese people have since ancient times believed in such visions as "Dont do unto others what you dont want others do unto you," "the world is for the public" and "harmonious and peaceful co-existence of various nations," Xi said.China will never ever seek hegemony and does not agree to a you-win-I-lose zero-sum game, he said, explaining that the Chinese people have neither such genes in their culture nor such ambitions.Chinas development has always been a contribution to the growth of the worlds force for peace, Xi added.
Xi calls for strengthening China-Greece practical cooperation

File PhotoChinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for strengthening practical cooperation between China and Greece and consolidating political mutual trust.China and Greece are both ancient civilizations, and should join hands to deliver greater benefits to their people and further contribute to human progress, Xi said during his talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.The Chinese president has called on the two sides to set examples for political mutual trust and win-win cooperation. Both sides need to continue giving firm support to vital issues that concern each others core interests, said President Xi.He also vowed to push for cooperation between China and central and eastern European countries, while urging more dialogue between all parties.President Xi also stressed the importance of multilateralism, hoping to utilize the wisdom of ancient Eastern and Western civilizations to building a community with a shared future for mankind.On his part, Pavlopoulos spoke highly of the ties between the two nations. "The Greek people have a sense of natural closeness, as both Greece and China are countries of old civilizations," he said.Greece firmly opposed the so-called "clash of civilizations," as real civilizations wont clash and conflicts wont solve any problem, said the Greek president, praising Chinas efforts in fighting back those relentless remarks.He also said he expected to further cooperate with China in areas including trade, culture, among many others. Greece is willing to actively participate in the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and push for the development of Europe-China ties, Pavlopoulos noted.Earlier in the day, President Xi also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, along with Pavlopoulos, and attended a welcome ceremony held by his Greek counterpart.Greece is the first stop in Xis ongoing Europe and Latin America tour, which will also take him to Brazi...
China, Greece to deepen practical cooperation

The top leaders of both China and Greece have agreed to deepen practical cooperation, while consolidating political mutual trust.That came asChinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the European nation, the first for a sitting Chinese president in 11 years.Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan (R) are greeted by senior Greek officials at the airport, Greece, November 10, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)Coming from countries of ancient civilizations, both President Xi and his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos pledged to promote dialogues as well as people-to-people exchanges during their meeting on Monday.Tourism serves as one of the key engines for bilateral ties. Roughly 200,000 Chinese tourists traveled to Greece in 2018. Greece is looking to double that number by the year 2020 with more changes in policies and measures for Chinese tourists.Earlier in the day, President Xi also laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, along with Pavlopoulos and attended a welcoming ceremony held by his Greek counterpart.Greece is the first stop in Xis ongoing Europe and Latin America tour, which will also take him to Brazil. He will attend the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia on November 13 and 14. Learn more about China-Greece ties:
Chinese president arrives in Greece for state visit

(Video: Xinhua)ATHENS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Greece Sunday for a three-day state visit to consolidate traditional friendship and strengthen cooperation between the two countries.It is the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the European nation in 11 years.Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by senior Greek officials at the airport.Upon arrival, Xi said Greece boasts long history and glorious culture and has made outstanding contributions to the progress of human civilizations.China and Greece shine for each other in their cultures, and they also enjoy a long history of friendly exchanges, Xi said.As countries with ancient civilizations, both China and Greece support exchanges and dialogue between different civilizations and promote their harmonious co-existence, he said.Xi pointed out that China and Greece have maintained a high level of development in their relations over recent years, as witnessed by frequent high-level exchanges, constant deepening of political mutual trust, and fruitful cooperation results under the Belt and Road Initiative that is marked by the Piraeus Port project.Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are greeted by senior Greek officials upon their arrival at the airport in Athens, Greece, Nov. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)The two countries have also kept close communication and coordination on major international and regional issues, contributing to world peace, stability, development and prosperity, he said.Currently, Xi said, both China and Greece are at a critical stage of their respective development, and it is in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people to deepen bilateral relations and expand practical cooperation.He said he looks forward to having in-depth exchange of views with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on developing bilateral relations under the new situation, so as to jointly map out the blueprint f...
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What Greeks know about China

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Greece on Sunday for a three-day state visit to consolidate traditional friendship and strengthen cooperation between the two countries. Several Greeks and other foreign tourists we interviewed in Greece welcome President Xi.Click on the video for more.(Produced by Zhang Yixuan, Wang Xiangyu)
President Xi's visit to Greece will upgrade, further deepen bilateral ties: Greek President

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Greece will upgrade and further deepen bilateral relations at the political level, as well as in the economic and cultural sector, and proliferate bilateral trade, investments, tourist flows and cultural exchanges, the President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos told People’s Daily.Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan are greeted by senior Greek officials upon their arrival at the airport in Athens, Greece, Nov. 10, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)The Greek President noted that Greece’s cooperation with China has witnessed a major growth over the last years.In recent years, China and Greece maintained frequent high-level exchanges. In this year alone, the two heads of state of the two countries have exchanged visits in just half a year, resembling and important mark of the high-level development of bilateral ties.Pavlopoulos believes that the relations are founded on the friendship and cooperation of the two peoples, and bolstering bilateral economic relations is beneficial for both sides.One key element of the world economy, as currently developed, is the high-degree dependence of the economies of big countries, he said, noting that in the era of globalization, it is only through international, multilateral and bilateral cooperation that can countries drastically tackle modern challenges, on the level of economy and security, as well as environmental protection, since these problems hardly have any national borders nowadaysGreece was an important country on the ancient Silk Road. Today, the Pireaus Port has become an important component in the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), serving as a pillar for China-Greece economic and trade ties.Pavlopoulos extended his sincere gratitude to China, saying that the emblematic investment of COSCO at the Piraeus port - if nothing else in a period where the Greek economy was in great need of major investments that would allow it grow - bore a major...
Full text of Xi's signed article on Greek newspaper

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- A signed article by Chinese President Xi Jinping titled "Let Wisdom of Ancient Civilizations Shine Through the Future" was published Sunday on Greek newspaper Kathimerini (The Daily) ahead of his state visit to the European country.An English version of the full text of the article is as follows:Let Wisdom of Ancient Civilizations Shine Through the Future Xi Jinping President of the Peoples Republic of ChinaIt is my great pleasure to pay a state visit to the beautiful country of Greece at the invitation of President Prokopis Pavlopoulos. In 2014, I made a stopover on Rhodes, and was deeply impressed by the ancient and rich Greek civilization and the hard-working and talented Greek people. It is with great respect for civilizations and high expectations for a bright future that I will once again visit this beautiful country, something I very much look forward to.Great civilizations have much in common to offer each other. More than 2,000 years ago, ancient Chinese and Greek civilizations shone brightly in Asia and Europe. Greeks golden era produced many of its great philosophers and literary giants. That coincided with a period in China when "a hundred schools of thought contended with each other" and flourished together. Nikos Kazantzakis, a giant of modern Greek literature who had visited China twice, commented that "Confucius and Socrates were two masks that covered the same face of human logic." Humanism, which traces its origin to the Sophists of ancient Greece, resonates with the Confucian teaching that "people are the roots of a country." One can also find much similarity between the lifestyle and philosophy of Diogenes and Zhuangzi, a leading Daoist philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC in China.Great civilizations understand each other better. As early as the 4th century BC, China was known to the Greeks by a beautiful name: Sērikḗ. In the 16th ce...
Cooperation and exchanges between China and Greece

ExpoChina honored Greece at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2019.Greece set up a country pavilion in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in January, which was the first of its kind after the first CIIE.The pavilion serves as the platform to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. At this years event, the Greek pavilion focuses on cultural heritage, hospitality and gastronomy.Belt and Road projectGreece was one of the first European Union countries to sign Belt and Road documents with China, and the Mediterranean nation has worked together with China to build the Port of Piraeus into a flagship Belt and Road project.Piraeus Port is the largest port in Greece. On Aug 10, 2016, COSCO Shipping (Hong Kong) Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Group, became a controlling shareholder of the port and started operating the facility.Since COSCO Shippings participation into the privatization of the port in 2009, the group contributes 300 million euros ($336.9 million) to the local economy on an annual basis, and has created more than 3,100 job opportunities along with more than 10,000 new posts brought about indirectly.Collaboration between museumsChinas Palace Museum exhibition opened to the public at Acropolis Museum in Athens from Sept 14, 2018 and lasted to Feb 14, 2019. Emperors formal dress, seats, antique screens, and calligraphy works were exhibited at the museum.Also on Sept 14, the Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition opened at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibits include ancient relics recovered from a ship that sank in the Aegean Sea more than two millennia ago.Greeces National Museum of Contemporary Art, or EMST, in Athens has also been building new bridges of intercultural dialogue with China as part of a wider Sino-Greek effort to bring the two countries and their people closer.TourismThe direct flight between Beijing and Athens was launched on Sept 30, 2017, by Air China. Furthermore...
How will China, Greece plan for further cooperation during Xi's visit?

(Photo: CGTN)Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Greece on Sunday, closely following theGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakiss trip in Chinaon November 5.Leading a business delegation comprising 68 companies which represent the most dynamic sectors of the Greek economy, the Greek Prime Minister attendedthe second China International Import Expo (CIIE)in Shanghai.With these positive trends, theres every reason to believe that more progress can be made during Xis upcoming visit.Good sample of Piraeus PortIn recent years, cooperation between China and Greece has covered many areas, and the Piraeus Port project has become the flagship project of jointly building the Belt and Road.In a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) investment, COSCO acquired a 51-percent stake in the Piraeus Port Authority in 2016. In the following two years, Piraeus container throughput increased from 880,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), to 4.9 million in 2018, ranking second among all Mediterranean ports.This year, Piraeus Port surpassed Valencia Port to become the largest port in the Mediterranean.A new era for the Piraeus Port continues — at the beginning of October, Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by Chinas COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, announced that the Greek Committee of Planning and Development of Ports (ESAL) had approved investments amounting to €611.8 million (674.04 million U.S. dollars).Vast potential for cooperation aheadIn August 2018, Greece became the first developed European country to sign with China a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road. In April this year, Greece joined thecooperation mechanism between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC)as a full member.The Greek moves have enabled more bilateral exchanges on various fronts to become a reality, besides the Piraeus Port and other progress in the BRI ...
Xi's trip to Greece, Brazil to advance bilateral ties, BRICS cooperation

Photo: XinhuaBEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinpings upcoming visit to Greece and Brazil is expected to intensify Chinas relations with the two countries and enhance BRICS cooperation, officials said here Thursday.At the invitation of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Xi will pay a state visit to Greece from Nov. 10 to 12, said Vice Foreign Minister Qin Gang.This will be the first visit to the European country by a Chinese president after an interval of 11 years, which will exert a historic influence of China-Greece ties and push forward China-Europe relations and Belt and Road cooperation, Qin said.He noted that China and Greece, both with old civilizations, are trustworthy and helpful friends respecting and supporting each other on core interests and major concerns.Greece is among the first European Union (EU) countries to sign an intergovernmental cooperation document with China to jointly construct the Belt and Road, Qin said, adding that Greek prime ministers attended the first and second Belt and Road Forum on International Cooperation in Beijing.The two sides have conducted fruitful cooperation on the principle of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation and witnessed increased bilateral trade and investment, Qin said."The Piraeus Port project, a flagship project for the Belt and Road cooperation, has made important contributions to the local economic and social development of Greece and played an important role in advancing connectivity in various regions around the globe," said the vice foreign minister.Speaking of people-to-people and cultural exchanges, Qin said peoples of the two countries respect each other and advocate openness and inclusiveness in their close interactions."Both China and Greece hold that different civilizations should respect each other and facilitate experience sharing, mutual learning and conversation among civilizations," he said.China and Greece are new friends of the "17 +1&q...
Xi to visit Greece, attend BRICS summit in Brazil

(Photo: VCG)BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Greece and attend the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, from Nov. 10 to 15 , Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced here Thursday.BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

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