Wang Yi Has Phone Call with Foreign Minister of the Netherlands
On November 8, 2023, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Hanke Bruins Slot at the latter’s request.
Wang congratulated Hanke Bruins Slot on her new position and said that the Netherlands is the gateway of China-eu cooperation, and relations between China and the Netherlands have maintained a sound momentum. Bilateral exchanges in various fields have fully restarted after the pandemic, and exports from the Netherlands to China have increased rapidly, demonstrating the huge potential of cooperation between the two countries.
Wang said China appreciates the Netherlands for pursuing a positive policy toward China and stands ready to work with the Netherlands to give full play to
the advantages of the open and practical comprehensive cooperative partnership between China and the Netherlands.
Wang emphasized that China is ready to work with the EU side to uphold the positioning of China-eu partnership and promote the sustained, sound, and steady development of China-eu relations. Wang Yi expressed the hope that the Netherlands will continue to play a constructive role in this regard and jointly prepare for more China-eu highlevel exchanges.
Slot said that trade relations between the Netherlands and China are strong, and China is the Netherlands’ most important trading partner in Asia. The Netherlands is happy about the gradual resumption of bilateral exchanges at all levels since the beginning of this year and is ready to work with China to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly push forward the development of open and practical comprehensive cooperative partnership between the Netherlands and China.