there is a big difference and big development in China's economy, cities, and people's living standards
As the theme country for the expo this year, Sri Lanka highly values cooperation opportunities with China and looks forward to learning from China's development experience and further deepening bilateral economic and trade relations.
"This is my eighth visit to China since 2005. Over these 20 years, there is a big difference and big development in China's economy, cities, and people's living standards," Samarasinghe said.
He added that while achieving its own development, China has steadfastly advanced high-level opening-up, continuously injecting stability and certainty into the world economy. There is no other country like China that has provided such important development opportunities for the entire South Asia, he said.
Samarasinghe specifically highlighted the 8th meeting of the China-Sri Lanka Joint Committee for Economic and Trade Cooperation held in Colombo, where both sides signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening economic cooperation in industrial and supply chains.