Xi calls for closer ties with Denmark

Two countries should plan greater cooperation in all areas, he said

President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts with Denmark on Thursday to make 2017 "the Year of Harvest" for the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Xi made the remark while meeting with visiting Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Rasmussen began a four-day official visit to China on Tuesday.