Xi Jinping meets Austrian chancellor

Xi Jinping met with Austrian Chancellor Stocker in Beijing during Stocker's official visit to China.

CCTV.com News (Xinwen Lianbo): On the afternoon of November 6, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with Austrian Chancellor Stocker, who is on an official visit to China.

Xi Jinping expressed willingness to expand cooperation in emerging fields such as new energy vehicles and artificial intelligence.

Xi Jinping noted that this year marks the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Austria. Since establishing diplomatic ties, the two sides have upheld the spirit of mutual respect, openness and inclusiveness, and mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, continuously consolidating political mutual trust and achieving fruitful results in practical cooperation, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. Trust and friendship are precious qualities of China-Austria relations, transcending differences in social systems, history and culture, and stages of development. The two sides should consolidate political mutual trust, sustain the positive momentum of high-level exchanges, and enhance trust and dispel doubts through exchanges, laying a solid political foundation for future cooperation. During its 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will cultivate emerging industries, upgrade traditional industries, and further expand opening-up with a focus on the service sector. "China Opportunities 2.0" will bring benefits from both the market and innovation. China is willing to expand practical cooperation with Austria in emerging fields including new energy vehicles, artificial intelligence, the digital economy and green development, creating new engines for economic and trade growth. China-Austria friendship enjoys broad public support. The two sides should expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges, facilitate travel, and bring their peoples ever closer.

Xi Jinping called for jointly practicing multilateralism and supporting free trade.

Xi Jinping stressed that the current international situation is marked by intertwined changes and turmoil, with unilateralism and protectionism running against the tide. China and Austria should jointly practice true multilateralism, support free trade, and contribute to building a fairer and more equitable global governance system. A China that continues to develop and grow stronger is not the source of Europe's problems, but a partner and fellow traveler that can help Europe solve them. China and Europe should focus on areas of cooperation and persist in resolving economic and trade frictions through dialogue and consultation, achieving mutual benefit, win-win outcomes and common development.

Stocker said Austria adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to strengthen cooperation across the board.

Stocker said that Austria-China relations are developing well and that the two countries have always trusted and supported each other during the 55 years since diplomatic relations were established. Austria is committed to strengthening the Austria-China friendly strategic partnership, adheres to the one-China policy, and is willing to build on the cooperation and trust established over many years to comprehensively strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, science and technology, innovation and other fields, promote people-to-people exchanges in culture and tourism, and advance bilateral relations. Austria actively supports the development of Europe-China relations and hopes the two sides will resolve economic and trade differences through candid dialogue and consultation. Austria is willing to uphold multilateralism together with China, strengthen multilateral coordination, promote sustainable development, address challenges such as climate change, and safeguard global prosperity and stability.