鈥淚hopethat,throughmyvisit,wecandeepenthetraditionalfriendshipbetweenourtwopeoples,expandourpracticalcoopera-tioninvariousareas,enrichthemeaningofourinnovativestrategicpartnership,pushbilateraltiestoanewhigh,andjointlymakepositivecontributionstopromotingworldeconomicrecovery,鈥漍isaidinaspeechdeliveredattheairportinZurich.
ChinaandSwitzerlandhaveenjoyedlong-termexchangesandcooperation.In1950,SwitzerlandbecameoneofthefirstWesterncountriestoestablishdiplomaticrelationswiththenewly-foundedPeople鈥檚RepublicofChina.Atthestartofthiscentury,SwitzerlandwasamongthefirstEuropeancountriestorecognizeChinaasafullmarketeconomy.Inrecentyears,SwitzerlandbecamethefirstcountryincontinentalEuropetoconcludeandimplementafreetradeagreementwithChina.January15:ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandhiswifePengLiyuanenjoyteaandconversationwithSwissPresidentDorisLeuthardandherhusbandRolandHausininaspecialtrainontheirwaytoBern,capitalofSwitzerland.byLanHongguang/Xinhua
January15:ChinesePresidentXiJinpingdeliversaspeechduringawelcomeceremonyheldbythemembersoftheSwissFederalCouncilinBern,Switzerland.byXieHuanchi/Xinhua
January17:ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandhisSwisscounterpartDorisLeuthardposeforphotosduringthelaunchceremonyoftheChina-SwitzerlandYearofTourisminDavos.byRaoAimin/Xinhua
January17:Xideliversakeynotespeechattheopeningplenaryofthe2017annualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForuminDavos.byLanHongguang/Xinhua
January17:XishakeshandswithKlausSchwab,founderandexecutivechairmanoftheWorldEconomicForum,Davos.byRaoAimin/XinhuaXialsoattendedtheWEFannualmeeting,whichcameaseconomicglobalizationfacesheadwindsofrisingpopulismandtradeprotectionism.DuringakeynotespeechatitsopeningceremonyonJanuary17,Xisharedtheviewsoftheworld鈥檚secondlargesteconomyonchartingthecourseforglobalization,tomakeitmoreinclusiveandbeneficialtoall,andonrevitalizingglobaleconomicgrowth.