BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key have attended the launch ceremony of the China-New Zealand Mayor Forum, on the sidelines of Xi's state visit to the country.
Xi told the forum that the China-New Zealand comprehensive strategic partnership has "ushered our two countries into a new cooperative era." Xi told mayors from the two countries that the Chinese and New Zealand economies are "highly complementary."
Key said Xi's visit to New Zealand has facilitated the upgrading of bilateral ties and hoped the two countries can expand local cooperation.
Xi and Key also met with representatives of Chinese enterprises in New Zealand and members of the New Zealand China Council, a New Zealand government organization established in 2012 for the promotion of trade and other links with China.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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