China, Zambia to build on friendly relationship

President Xi Jinping called on China and Zambia to work together to advance their respective modernization and usher in a new chapter of friendly China-Zambia relations, as he met visiting Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Beijing on Wednesday.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Xi highlighted the elevation of China-Zambia relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership last year. He said that mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, and fruitful results have been achieved in mutually beneficial cooperation over the past year. He said China and Zambia need to continue to enhance exchanges at all levels, strengthen mutual learning, expand practical cooperation and bolster international collaboration.