Testament to appeal of China's economy

Testifying to the Chinese economy's lasting appeal, a number of foreign leaders and representatives of international organizations and the global business community have been visiting China to seek to further expand economic and trade cooperation.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen are the latest to add their names to the guestbook, visiting from Tuesday to Wednesday.

China's open and welcoming attitude toward foreign investment and business, the downward pressure on the Dutch economy, and China's economic complementarity with the Netherlands all serve to justify the high hopes the Dutch business community pins on Rutte's visit helping expand access to the Chinese market, especially in the financial, high-tech and service sectors that Beijing has vowed to further open up.