Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Finland from Tuesday to Thursday, which is hailed by Finnish media as the year's most significant visit.[Special coverage] 
　　The followings are some major events between China and Finland since the two counties established diplomatic relations on October 28, 1950.
　　In 1953, an agreem......

　　Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli has expressed appreciation for Estonia's support and participation in the Belt and Road Initiative, calling on both sides to fully tap the potentials to step up economic and trade cooperation.
　　Zhang made the remarks while meeting with Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid on Thursday evening in Tallinn, capita......

　　China and Finland will sign a host of cooperative deals and chart the future direction of bilateral ties during Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Finland, a vice foreign minister said Friday.
　　Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao said that Xi's state visit to Finland from April 4 to 6, at the invitation of his Finnish counterpart S......

　　President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Finland before he heads to Florida in the United States for a China-U.S. presidents' meeting next week, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Thursday.
　　"At the invitation of President Sauli Niinisto of the Republic of Finland and President Donald Trump of the United States of America,......

　　As spring starts and people start planning their summer vacations Serbia is expecting a surge of Chinese tourists. Serbia became the first country in central and eastern Europe to waive the visa requirement for Chinese tourists, since the bilateral visa-free deal came into force in January. So far the number of tourists coming from China has no......

 
　　Photo taken on April 24, 2017 shows a scene of the Ancient Civilizations Forum in Athens, Greece. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
　　The first Ancient Civilization Forum kicked off here on Monday as countries representing early civilizations across the world aim to pool their wisdom together to address today's problems and challenges with stronger cul......

　　As the highly-anticipated Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing approaches, many Europe-based China observers are thinking of using the May 14-15 forum to deepen dialogue and exchanges, and institutionalize the Belt and Road Initiative (the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road) proposed by President......

　　China and Greece will deepen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative to inject fresh impetus to their comprehensive strategic partnership, foreign ministers of the two countries said on Sunday.
　　Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias held talks with his visiting Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here on Sunday.
　　During the talks, Wang desc......

 
　　Photo taken on April 20, 2017 shows the containers in a railway container center in Qingbaijiang District in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. This container center serves as a railway logistic hub in southwest China. Till April 16, 2017, 559 cargo trains departed from the center and went to Europe. (Xinhua/Xue Yubin)
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　　Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli (L) meets with Albanian President Bujar Nishani in Tirana, Albania, April 17, 2017. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
　　China and Albania agreed on Monday to enhance cooperation in areas of infrastructure, production capacity, tourism and agriculture under the framework of Belt and Road Initiative and the 16+1 mechanism......