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Chinas Xi wan make dem get beta relationship wit Finland for green energy, peace plan for Ukraine
China dey look for how dem go fit work togeda wit Finland for di new energy sectors and also find peaceful solution for di Ukraine wahala, President Xi Jinping tell him Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb for Beijing.
As per wetin China state owned broadcaster CCTV talk, Xi promise say dem go link up more wit Finland for green transformation, information technology, digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI), plus new energy and oda emerging industries.
Him also promise say dem go expand humanistic exchanges more, including visa-free entry to China for Finnish pipo to promote pipo-to-pipo exchanges wit di Nordic country.
Presidents Xi Jinping and Alexander Stubb during signing ceremony for Beijing on Tuesday.
Stubb, di first Finnish leader wey visit China for five years, also talk about di need for peace for Ukraine for im opening remarks, while e dey accuse Russia say dem don violate international law.
Right now we dey very much for di situation wey Russian aggression don violate international law, Stubb talk am as report.
“I dey look forward to discuss peaceful solutions for that path too.”
Oda areas wey Xi highlight for collaboration include climate change, biodiversity, global sustainable development, and AI intelligence governance.
As for Ukraine, Xi talk say China go continue to play active role for promoting peaceful resolution of di crisis, maintaining Beijings usual diplomatic response as di international pressure dey make am use im close ties wit Moscow to help end di war.
Apart from meetings wit top Chinese officials wey include Xi and Premier Li Qiang for Beijing.
Stubb four-day state visit go also carry am go Shanghai where he go hold talks wit di citys Communist Party chief, Chen Jining.
Stubb visit Beijing Tsinghua University early for Tuesday and go still stop for Shanghai Fudan University to boost collaboration for vocational education and scientific research.
Tuesday agenda get China-Finland business forum to boost economic ties between both countries.
According to China state, Xinhua, more than 100 Finnish and Chinese government and business pipo don attend di meeting wey Stubb and Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng lead.
Stubb go still attend business summit wit Finnish and Chinese companies for Shanghai.
Him trip dey happen as fresh crisis don show since February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wit North Korea dey send frontline troops to support Russian military.
China close relationship wit both Moscow and Pyongyang dey make am important leverage holder.
Inside one interview wey dem do wit Bloomberg for July, Stubb talk say Russia dey so dependent on China right now wey one phone call from President Xi Jinping go fit solve dis crisis.
If him Xi fit talk say, time to start negotiating peace, Russia gatz do am, Stubb talk.
Dem no go get any oda choice.
Finland, wey be member of European Union, dey share 1,340km (832-mile) border wit Russia.
For May 2022, three months afta dem invade Ukraine, Finland apply to become Nato member and officially join di bloc for April last year.
Finland inclusion don double di Nato border wit Russia, wey don talk say di bloc eastward expansion na di reason for im military campaign for Ukraine.
Apart from di Ukraine crisis, EU-China relations dey face challenges for di trade side, as Brussels dey call for make dem reduce dependence on di Chinese supply chain and dey accuse Beijing say dem dey flood EU markets wit cheaper new energy goods amid state-funded overcapacity.
Like most EU members, Finland don dey face plenty trade deficit (gbese) for recent years wit China, even though China wey be di second-largest economy for di world still be dem key trading partner for Asia.
According to official Chinese data, di bilateral trade last year reach US$8.2 billion, down 16.5 percent from 2022.
Finland trade gbese wit China for dat period na US$1.7 billion.
China strong trade relationship wit Russia since di invasion of di Ukraine don make Western leaders dey question Beijing claim say dem dey neutral.
For one exclusive interview wit di South China Morning Post for May, Finland foreign trade and development.
Minister Ville Tavio talk say EU-China relationship go only get beta even as Brussels dey try to reduce risk from Beijing.
But, Chinese leaders go need to build trust wit di bloc business entities wey don burn dem fingers for Russia.
“When Finland don invest for Russia, and we don lose dem investments, because of Russia behaviour, I think say e go natural say China go just gain to keep on build di trust.”
Finland fit also be key player for China ambition of scientific exploration for di Arctic.
Last week, Beijing talk say dem dey plan to send crewed submersible to explore di Arctic seabed.
Meanwhile, Finland don dey try deepen polar cooperation wit di United States.
Di US don express concern about China as dey grow for di Arctic – especially as dem dey collaborate wit Russia and dem don dey work to boost dem own shipbuilding abilities.
Earlier dis year, di US, Canada and Finland don announce joint project to develop polar vessels, wey include icebreakers.
Tavio still talk say Finland go like maintain cooperation wit China under di Arctic Council framework, but di way dem dey get close to Russia fit become wahala.
Dis article originally show for di South China Morning Post (SCMP), di most authoritative voice wey dey report on China and Asia for more than a century.
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