What they say
Under President Xi’s leadership, with the 40 years of experience, I believe China can advance three dimensions of reform. Namely, sustainable reform, comprehensive reform and global governance reform. As both an observer and a participant, I have witnessed the process of China upgrading from poor and isolated to prosperous and interconnected in 40 years of reforms and opening-up.
Bernard Dewit, chairman of the Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce
We want to have a global world and a multilateral world, but the changes in the world make us think that there are countries that want to withhold multilateralism in the global decisionmaking process. We want a multilateral world, and those of us capable of cooperating positively can give our citizens better lives. There have been many examples when China positively contributed to the global economy, such as in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, when China helped the world come out of recession. Javier Solana, former NATO secretary-general
Both China and Europe are guardians of multilateralism and free trade. The healthy, stable and sustainable bilateral relations between China and Spain and the promotion of bilateral and regional cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win results are not only in line with the interests of both countries, but also beneficial to the progress of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.
Lyu Fan, China’s ambassador to Spain
As China continues to grow in a consistent and stable manner, undoubtedly it will provide a big and growing market, which creates great opportunities for China-EU collaboration. While China further grows its high-quality sectors — including research and development, financial services, telecommunications services, professional services, healthcare, education, senior care, culture, sports and entertainment — the opportunities for China-EU collaboration are abundant.
Liu Shijin, deputy director of the Economic Affairs Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference