MINSK, 20 June (BelTA) – China is eager to take cooperation with Belarus to the next level, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Cui Qiming said at a meeting of a debate club in the House of Friendship in Minsk timed to the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China, BelTA has learned.
The ambassador pointed out that China and Belarus have become strategic partners in a lot of areas. “Thanks to personal involvement of China President Xi Jinping and Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko, China-Belarus relations have reached a high level. China is ready to constantly step up friendly cooperation with Belarus in various areas and continue strengthening relations,” Ambassador Cui Qiming said.
The ambassador noted that this year celebrates the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. “Since its founding, our country has achieved considerable success in all areas, has begun a new stage of socialism development with Chinese characteristics. We have created an efficient national economy and have reached an unprecedented speed of economic development. China had second-largest GDP in the world in 2018,” Cui Qiming noted. The world has also recognized achievements of Chinese researchers in science and technology. “High-temperature superconductivity, nanotechnology, and other breakthroughs in fundamental science, super hybrid rice, high-performance computers, and other engineering achievements facilitate economic and social development of China,” Cui Qiming said.
“Development of the Belt and Road initiative is another step to open China to the world. Since the launch of the initiative, China has been cooperating with other countries including Belarus to facilitate political contacts and free trade, develop economic infrastructure necessary for cooperation. The Belt and Road initiative is not only about economic cooperation. It also aims to improve the global development and governance model and help healthy development of economic globalization,” the ambassador added.
