China is willing to deepen and expand high-level cooperation with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as it hosts the Asian Winter Games next year, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said in Paris on Saturday.
Han, who is also a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, said this during a meeting with IOC President Thomas Bach.
Han conveyed warm greetings from Si to Bach and congratulated the IOC on the success of the grand opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The goal of the Olympic Movement is to preserve world peace and promote the unity of humanity, Han said, adding that the Paris Olympics is of great importance given the need to further promote Olympism in the current international situation.
He stressed that China has always been a strong supporter of the development of the international Olympic movement and has maintained good relations with the IOC for a long time.
Bach asked Han to convey his sincere greetings to Xi and warmly welcomed Han's attendance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics as Xi's special representative.
The matter of the International Olympic Games is fundamentally based on multilateralism, Bach said.
China has always supported the cause of the International Olympic Games, he said, noting that the success of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic is an example for countries around the world to successfully host the Olympics.
Bach said the IOC is willing to continue to work closely with China to successfully host various international sporting events and spread the values of Olympism.
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