Swiss Ambassador Interviewed by Xinhuanet
by swisscham in Bilateral Relations
Not only Chinese people keep an eye on the National People’s Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, but also foreign Ambassadors are quite interested in NPC & CPPCC. On 12 March, Swiss Ambassador H.E. Jean-Jacques de Dardel was interviewed by Xinhuanet and he shared his own opinion on the NPC & CPPCC, especially on the Ònew normalityÓ of ChinaÕs economy. He has read Premier LIÕs ÒReport on the Work of the GovernmentÓ twice and deeply felt full of confidence of Chinese government. H.E. de Dardel paid more attention to the topics, such as intellectual property protection, business start-up, innovation, etc. Switzerland is willing to continuously cooperate with Chinese innovative people, enterprises and trade organizations to enhance the innovation capability. ÒIn 2014, Switzerland became the first and so far only continental European country to conclude a free trade agreement with China” said H.E de Dardel, “this year is the 65th anniversary of China and Switzerland relations, the Embassy will host several events to celebrate the 65th anniversary of our diplomatic relationsÓ.