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China calls for new development for Sino-French relations
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-04-29 00:00 BEIJING -- China Tuesday called for new initiatives to boost the China-France comprehensive strategic partnership.
Hu praised Chirac, on his ninth visit to China, as an old friend of the Chinese people for his contribution to the China-France friendship.
Hu said the consolidation of ties, especially in the context of the international financial crisis, would help tackle the crisis and be conducive to promoting long-term peace, stability and prosperity. "I hope the two countries and two peoples can make joint efforts to advance the development of bilateral strategic partnership," Hu said. Chirac highlighted the achievements of China in its development, calling the development "a positive factor" in world prosperity, according to the press release. China ranked as a world power through its own efforts, Chirac said, and its peaceful development was helpful to maintaining stability and prosperity. |