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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Lacson in Beijing on Friday, calling on both sides to pay greater attention to cooperation.
For more than 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and New Zealand, bilateral relations have long been at the forefront of China's relations with Western developed countries, Xi noted.
As the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership enters its second decade, both sides should work to expand the partnership and bring more benefits to the two peoples, he said.
Xi Jinping stressed that China and New Zealand should pay more attention to cooperation in bilateral relations, give play to their complementary advantages, deepen trade and investment cooperation, and unleash the potential of cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, climate change and infrastructure.
He called on both sides to strengthen exchanges in the fields of education, culture and youth, as well as contacts at the non-governmental and interregional levels.
