China’s Xi seeks closer ties with Finland on green energy, peace plan for Ukraine
Visa-free entry also among top pledges from Chinese President Xi Jinping as he meets Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in Beijing
China aims for closer cooperation with Finland on new energy sectors as well as finding a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping told his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in Beijing on Tuesday.
According to China’s state-owned broadcaster CCTV, Xi vowed closer links with Finland on “green transformation”, information technology, the digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as new energy and “other emerging industries”.
He also pledged to further expand “humanistic exchanges”, including visa-free entry to China for Finnish nationals to promote “people-to-people” exchanges with the Nordic country.
Stubb, the first Finnish leader to visit China in five years, also highlighted the need for peace in Ukraine in his opening remarks, while accusing Russia of having “violated international law”.
“Right now we are very much in a situation whereby Russian aggression has violated international law,” Stubb was quoted as saying by Reuters. “I look forward to discussing peaceful solutions on that path as well.”
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping seeks closer ties with Finland on green energy, peace plan for Ukraine
Other areas of collaboration highlighted by Xi included climate change, biodiversity, global sustainable development, and AI intelligence governance.
