Netherlands to boost China’s milk production
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CHINA and the Netherlands have decided to build a comprehensive partnership that stresses openness and pragmatism, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries yesterday.
The decision was made at a meeting between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of documents on bilateral cooperation in energy, agriculture, trade and culture. Among them was a trade pact pledging Dutch dairy expertise to help Chinese producers boost the quality and quantity of their milk.
The Dutch government said in a statement that experts will help China increase its annual milk production to 40 billion kilograms in coming years.
Xi said both countries should pay more attention to the fundamental role of agriculture and water conservation in bilateral cooperation, with priorities in the fields of dairy, breeding, flood control, training, food security and technological research and development.
China welcomes the Netherlands’ efforts to increase dairy exports to China, he said.
It is hoped the Netherlands will take part in the establishment of the Shanghai free trade zone, he added, and said China had decided to build a Chinese culture center in the Netherlands.
Xi invited the Netherlands to participate in China’s industrialization, urbanization, informationization and agricultural modernization.
He called for fresh cooperation initiatives in fields such as energy conservation and environmental protection, new energy, sustainable urban development and financial services.
China also hopes the Dutch side will play a positive role within the European Union in pushing for an early conclusion of negotiations on a China-EU investment agreement, the early launching of a joint feasibility study for a China-Europe free trade zone, and a proper settlement of trade disputes over wireless communication products.
After his meeting with Rutte, Xi spoke to a business conference in the seaside town of Noordwijk before visiting the famous Keukenhof flower garden, where his wife Peng Liyuan christened a new strain of tulip called the Cathay.
Xi is staying in the Netherlands to take part in the two-day Nuclear Security Summit starting today in The Hague before traveling to France, Germany and Belgium later in the week.
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