继往开来 开创中欧关系新局面——纪念中欧关系六十周年

The friendly relations between China and Europe are long-standing and well-established.The founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 profoundly transformed China's position in the international community and brought China-Europe relations into a new historical period.After 60 years of development,fruitful progress has been made in bilateral relations.Starting from bilateral cooperation between China and several individual European states,China-Europe relations have gradually grown into a comprehensive strategic partnership,which is the natural result of joint efforts and the development of international relations in a changing world pattern.Top-level contacts and communications between China and Europe have become increasingly frequent,with dialogue and cooperation conducted in unprecedented depth and breadth in the fields of politics,economy,trade,science,culture and education.Exchanges by the parliaments,parties,and non-governmental organizations between both sides have also developed rapidly.It has been historically proven that promoting China-Europe relations not only serves the interests of both sides,but also is beneficial to world peace and development.It is true that conflicts and even setbacks still exist in China-Europe relations,including,in particular,Europe's interference with China's internal affairs such as the Tibet issue and human rights.In addition,many economic and trade frictions were caused by Europe,who has been reluctant to lift the ban on arms sales to China and to grant China full market economy status.However,China has consistently approached these issues from a strategic perspective and thus safeguarded the steady development of its relations with Europe.The 60 years of China-Europe relations have provided a valuable experience for the development of harmonious and friendly relations among countries of different social systems and development levels.In the context of the complicated and constantly changing international situations,in the face of the historical opportunity provided by the world multi-polarity and economic globalization and in confronting challenges posed by various global issues,it is necessary for both China and Europe to consider how to substantiate the strategic contents of their bilateral relations,to surpass barriers of different ideologies and development models,to pursue a mutually benefitial and win-win approach and to strengthen coordination in international affairs.China always attaches importance to developing China-Europe relations.Regardless of situational changes in the international arena,China is willing to work together with Europe to build China-Europe relations into a model for the harmonious coexistence and friendly relations among countries with different culture,social systems and development models.If both sides share a strategic and long-term vision,adhere to the principles of equality,mutual respect,reciprocity and win-win cooperation,China-Europe relations shall certainly progress further and contribute more to the well-being of both the people of China and Europe and to the peace,stability and development of the world.