Finnish President on China-Finland relations: ‘We can trust each other’

CGTN Europe

The uniqueness of bilateral relations between China and Finland lies in the mutual trust established in various fields, including trade, economy and innovation, said Finnish President Alexander Stubb in Beijing during his recent state visit to China.  Stubb stressed the importance for Finland of maintaining good relations with major countries like China, and highlighted the mutual benefits of their cooperation in trade, economy and innovation.  #ChinaFinland #AlexanderStubb #BilateralRelations #Innovation #GlobalCooperation

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00:00I'm always realistic about these things, you know, China 1.4 billion people, Finland 5.5 million people.

00:09So there's a slight difference of scale here.

00:12And of course for a country like Finland it's important to have good relations with big players, major powers like China.

00:20The uniqueness comes from the fact that I think we can trust each other.

00:25When we talk about trade, when we talk about business, when we talk about innovation.

00:31So that's why I had 25 companies here with me from Finland.

00:35So there are a lot of, you know, good ties on that front.

00:39So it's always good when you come to a country which has such an important role in world politics to learn and live.

00:47And that's where the uniqueness comes from.

00:49There are no sort of taboos in our relationship, which is good.

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