chinese president xi jinping and his mexican counterpart leopoldo lopez exchanged congratulatory messages on february 14 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
xi pointed out that both china and mexico are countries with time-honored civilization and friendly exchanges between the two peoples date back to ancient times. since the establishment of diplomatic ties half a century ago, especially since the establishment of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2013, bilateral relations have entered a fast track. the two countries have deepened political mutual trust and strengthened friendly exchanges and cooperation in various fields. in the face of the pandemic, china and mexico have stood together and helped each other, setting an example of international solidarity. the tree of china-mexico friendship has grown luxuriant and yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples.
xi stressed, i attach great importance to the relationship of development, is willing to work with president lopez to to the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand together, promote the traditional friendship, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and promote common development, and continuously enrich the connotation of the comprehensive strategic partnership of, let the people of both countries always do good friends of trust each other, sharing good partners of prosperity.
lopez said that over the past 50 years, mexico and china have forged an unbreakable friendship and conducted extensive exchanges and cooperation in politics, economy, education and other fields, which is also evident in the process of the two countries' solidarity in fighting covid-19. mexico sincerely appreciates and will always remember china's mutual assistance in the fight against the epidemic. at present, the mexico-china comprehensive strategic partnership is advancing with the times, being increasingly consolidated and benefiting the two peoples. the two sides are working together to address challenges at the regional and multilateral levels. i am confident that mexico-china relations will continue to grow steadily and take on new vitality.
source: people's daily online