Dialogue spins wheel of fortune forward

Sixty years complete one cycle in the traditional Chinese calendar. The 60th year is the point that bridges the past and the future. This year, China and France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. Sixty years in which the two countries have forged a resilient friendship and mutually beneficial partnership of result-oriented cooperation.

France was one of the first Western nations to offer diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China, for this reason, and the generally friendly bilateral ties over the past six decades, Beijing regards France as a dependable partner. It has touted the China-France relationship as an example of countries with different political systems and cultures transcending ideological divergences and getting along.

There are no clashes of fundamental interests between them and there is no reason for not bringing out the best in their relations through the dialogue mechanisms that have been put in place for that purpose.