Wang Yi (R), member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese foreign minister, meets with Xavier Bettel, visiting deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, in Beijing, China, November 25, 2024. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
China is willing to work with Luxembourg to promote the sustainable and sound development of China-EU relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Xavier Bettel, visiting deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, on Monday.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, hailed Luxembourg as an important partner of China. "The bilateral relations have achieved long-term and steady development since the establishment of diplomatic ties more than 50 years ago," he said.
China speaks highly of Luxembourg's positive and practical policy toward China and stands ready to work with Luxembourg to consolidate mutual political trust, enhance complementarity, create new growth points for green development cooperation, increase people-to-people exchanges, and push for further progress in bilateral relations, Wang stressed.
Noting next year marks the 50th anniversary of China-EU diplomatic relations, the Chinese foreign minister reiterated that China and the EU are partners, not rivals.
He expressed the hope that the EU side will uphold its strategic autonomy.
Wang Yi holds talks with Xavier Bettel in Beijing, China, November 25, 2024. /Chinese Foreign Ministry
Bettel said that Luxembourg firmly adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to closer cooperation with China.
As one of the founding members of the EU, Luxembourg is willing to enhance EU-China mutual trust and promote EU-China partnership, he added.
Bettel also said that China is a major country worthy of trust and voiced the hope that China will play a bigger role in world peace and stability.