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China and Spain should strengthen cooperation to oppose a return of the world to "the law of the jungle," said Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday, reported Xinhua. Xi made the remarks in his meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China. Noting the world today is in turmoil, confronted with the contest between the rule of law and the rule of power, Xi called on both China and Spain to jointly defend true multilateralism. The Chinese President stressed the need for China and Spain to strengthen cooperation in fields including trade, new energy and intelligent economy, and to encourage exchanges in culture, education, scientific research and sports. Noting that China and Spain should seize opportunities and seek innovation-driven development, Xi told Sanchez that the two countries should promote their comprehensive strategic partnership to yield more results and bring more benefits to their people. Xi noted that despite a shifting and turbulent international landscape, China and Spain have maintained a steady relationship, forging ties with strategic determination, and that an important lesson learned is the significance of making correct decisions based on common interests. Facts have proved that deepening cooperation is in the interests of the two peoples, conforms to the overarching trend of the times, and enhances the strength and confidence of both sides in following a path of independence and self-reliance, Xi said. He urged China and Spain to place the development of bilateral relations in an important position in their respective foreign policies and support each other's efforts to defend sovereignty and territorial integrity. "China is firmly resolved to advance Chinese modernization and has a broad vision to share development opportunities with the world through high-standard opening up," Xi said, adding that China will inject confidence and momentum into global economic growth through its own development.
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