习近平比利时《晚报》发表署名文章

The Belgian paper Le Soir has published an article by Chinese president Xi Jinping ahead of his visit to the country. The article in Saturday\'s edition was entitled "Friendship and Cooperation bring A Better Life to Both China and Europe".

In the piece, Xi noted the importance to China of having Belgium as an EU partner.

The Chinese president added that China and Europe are both great forces in maintaining world peace and promoting development. He also said China strongly supports European integration, and that cooperation between China and the EU reflects the choices of the people from both sides.

Xi expressed his hope that his visit will deepen relations between China and Europe, so that more benefits will be delivered to the Chinese and European people.