Communist Party of China

President Rumen Radev is on a state visit to China at the invitation of his counterpart,Xi Jinping.

Leading accents in its meetings are the upgrading of the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and China at strategic level and the establishment of guidelines for their further development and deepening.

Chinese President Xi Jinping celebrated his 66th birthday on June 15 with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who Xi considers a close friend and who gave Xi ice cream as a present, Chinese state media reported.

China has a glorious history of being open to the world and it will only be more open, President Xi Jinping said on May 15, in his first public address since trade tension with the United States spiked last week.

Speaking at a panel organized by China's Communist Party ahead of the Second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, the Serbian president stressed that cooperation between people should not be treated as a matter on the sidelines, but that this is instead the basis for building all other forms of cooperation.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to visit China later this week, his third visit as premier in as as many years to attend a summit on China's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27.

Amid tightening relations between Greece and China, Tsipras is also expected to meet with top government officials and explore prospects for economic cooperation.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to attend Friday's 16+1 Summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia, between China and 16 European countries - 11 of which are European Union member-states.

According to reports, Tsipras may also meet with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. 

The meeting will be held April 11-12 in Dubrovnik, the Serbian government has announced.

China will never pursue hegemony, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday as global concerns persist over the country's growing economic influence.

Turkey's Parliament Speaker Binali Yıldırım met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Dec. 4 as part of his official visit to China.

President Erdoğan with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping