The premier noted that the past 40 years have witnessed a 250-fold increase in trade between the two sides, and that the EU has been China's top trading partner for 15 years in a row, while China has been the EU's second largest trading partner for years running.
Two-way trade hit a new record of 682.16 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, close to eight million visits are exchanged between the two sides every year, and more than 600 flights connect them every week, he added.
"I am confident that these figures will only grow bigger in the future," Li said.
Having opened itself to the world, China will not close its doors but will only open them even wider, Li said, adding that more and more European companies are benefiting from China's latest round of reform and opening-up measures.
"For example, BASF has announced a 10-billion-U.S.-dollar investment decision for a wholly-owned production complex in China's Guangdong province," he said. "ING of the Netherlands and the Bank of Beijing will invest 3 billion RMB yuan to establish a joint venture bank, with ING holding a 51 percent stake, making it the first foreign-controlled bank in China."
The recently adopted Foreign Investment Law is designed to provide better protection for foreign investors and make China an even more attractive destination for overseas investment, he said.
"China is ready to work with Europe to promote two-way opening-up and provide a level playing field for our companies to strengthen cooperation in each other's countries," added the premier.
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