Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, president of the Portuguese parliament, in Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 5, 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Lisbon, Portugal, on Dec. 5, 2018.
Portugal-China relations are exceptional, and are at the best period in history, said Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in an interview with People’s Daily,ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Portugal. He also expressed his hope that Xi’s visit will inject new vitality into Portugal-China relations.
Students learn Chinese calligraphy at Parque Primary School in São João da Madeira, Portugal. Photo by Zhang Yuannan from People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping depicted the deep friendship between Chinese and Portuguese in his signed article titled "A Friendship across Time and Space, A Partnership for the Future" published on Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias ahead of his state visit to Portugal.