国内英语新闻:Chinese vice premier's Europe visit a great success: vice FM

Fu said that the three nations support free trade, oppose trade protectionism and will keep promoting the EU to recognize China's full market economy status at an early date.

Spain hailed Chinese investors' role in stabilizing its financial market, saying it supports mutual investment between Chinese and Spanish companies as well as their joint exploration of the third market such as in Latin America, the vice foreign minister said.

Germany expressed the will to deepen cooperation with China in automobiles, new energy and environmental protection. It also invited China to be the partner country of the Hannover Fair 2012, the world's largest industrial fair.

Meanwhile, British leaders said that Britain wished to intensify cooperation with China in such areas as infrastructure construction, high-end manufacture, renewable energy and financial services, Fu added.

BOOSTED HUMANISTIC EXCHANGES

Hailing their respective long historical and cultural traditions, Li said China and the three countries have great potential in humanistic exchanges, which is a constructive factor for boosting mutually beneficial cooperation.

He also urged the two sides to continue intensifying humanistic exchanges and further consolidate the basis of public opinions of their relations.

In Spain, Li said China will encourage more of its citizens to visit Spain as tourists. He also hoped for a stronger cultural connection between the two countries via such programs as China-Spain Forum, Cervantes Institutes and Confucius Institutes.

In Germany, he wished a success for such activities as the "Art of Enlightenment" exhibition in China and the "Year of Chinese Culture" in Germany.

During his stay in Britain, Li hoped that mutual understanding be further enhanced between the two peoples, using the opportunities of marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year, as well as the 2012 London Olympic Games.

In return, the three nations said they will encourage personnel exchanges with China and boost mutual understanding. People in the three nations, who have been admiring the Chinese culture, wish to learn more about China's past, present and future, and become boosters of ties with China, Fu quoted the three nations.

INTENSIFIED COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION

During his visit, Li had in-depth talks with leaders of the three countries on such international and regional issues as global economic situation, the Group of 20, the Doha Round of global trade talks, climate change, nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula and in Iran, anti-terrorism and anti-proliferation.

Li said China's relations with the three nations are no longer bilateral, but also global.

China is willing to further enhance communication and coordination with the three countries in international affairs, with a view of promoting a steady development of China-Europe relations and the peace, stability and development of the world.

The European hosts all praised China's important and positive role in international issues, saying they will continue the consultation and coordination as well as closer multilateral cooperation with China.

CHINA'S ACHIEVEMENTS, CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT PROMOTED

During the visit, Li also introduced to Europeans China's major achievements made over the past more than 30 years since the adoption of the policy of reform and opening up in 1978, as well as its strategy for future development, Fu said.

According to Li, China's path of development is a peaceful, cooperative and harmonious one, which conforms global trend and domestic situations.

But China remains a developing country, and has still a long way to go before achieving modernization.

Li said China will stick to the policy of reform and opening up, uphold the principle of "putting people first," speed up economic restructuring, and achieve sustainable development.

All the three countries, meanwhile, held that China's development is a great contribution to the peace and development of the whole world, pledging a further involvement in China's future development.

Relations between China and the three countries and the EU are witnessing a historic opportunity in the new era, Fu said, urging both sides to enhance mutual understanding, deepen pragmatic cooperation and humanistic exchanges.