On November 21, 2018, Mr. Chen Zhu, Vice Chairman of Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) met in the Great Hall of the People with Mr. Nirj Deva, Chairman of the European union (EU)-China Friendship Group of European Parliament and his delegation, which were invited by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) to visit China .
Vice Chairman Chen Zhu said, we appreciated EU-China Friendship Group for making more contributions to enhancing the parliamentarians' understanding about China’s national conditions since its establishment 12 years ago. He said, China always considered the relationship with EU from strategic perspective. Both sides maintained frequent high-level interactions and increasingly strengthened strategic cooperation and political mutual trust. All-round exchanges between China and EU had brought tangible benefits to the two peoples and also made active contributions to tackling global challenges. He hoped that EU-China Friendship Group and Chairman Nirj Deva would continue making contributions to promoting the cooperation between China and EU and the friendship of the two peoples.
Nirj Deva spoke highly of the tremendous achievements China has made over the past four decades since the launch of reform and opening-up. He said, China’s rise strengthened the dependence between China and EU. The Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China also provided more opportunities for the cooperation between China and EU, which made important contributions to safeguarding the global trade regime and the world economic development. He also expressed, EU-China Friendship Group and he himself would promote the exchanges between China and EU in various fields, made endeavor to enhance EU countries’ understanding about China and strengthened the friendship of the peoples between China and EU as before.
