Xi's visit highlights China's commitment to expanding cooperation, safeguarding nuclear security

The Chinese president has made several proposals on strategic cooperation between the two countries, which have received positive responses from the Czech side, Wang said.

The Czech side stands ready to make full-fledged participation in the China-CEE cooperation and to push China-Europe relations forward, making the Czech Republic a haven as well as a gateway for cooperation between China and Europe, the Chinese foreign minister said.

As many as 10 intergovernmental documents and 15 business deals have been clinched in Xi's three-day visit to the European country, Wang said, adding that those deals touch upon cooperation on infrastructure, automobile manufacturing, finance, nuclear energy, medicine and health, as well as industrial parks.

Both countries are facing economic restructuring and highly complementary in each other's industries, Wang said.

Moreover, the Chinese president's visit is not all about politics, as interesting and heart-warming sidelights also played a big part.

The Chinese president, who is an enthusiastic sport fan, met with budding football players and ice-hockey players from both countries, Wang said.

Xi, in company of his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman, also planted a ginkgo sapling, which is symbolic of the friendship between the two countries, Wang added.

SAFEGUARDING GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY

As the international security situation is undergoing profound evolution with frequent global terrorist incidents, the maintenance of global nuclear security and prevention of nuclear terrorism is becoming increasingly prominent to the world, Wang said.

Xi's attendance at the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Washington shows that China attaches great importance to nuclear security, reflecting China's willingness to promote global security governance, said the Chinese diplomat.

At the third NSS in The Hague, Xi first proposed "a rational, coordinated and balanced" nuclear security concept and advocated the building of a global nuclear security system featuring fairness and win-win cooperation, Wang said.

During this summit, Xi expounded on how to strengthen the international nuclear security system, including the strengthening of political commitment, national responsibility, international cooperation and nuclear security culture.