Sino-EU dialogue focuses on sports

China hopes to strengthen its cooperation with European countries in sports management and personnel, a senior Chinese official said at the fourth EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue in Shanghai on Tuesday.

At the opening ceremony of the two-day event, attended by officials from China and countries of the European Union, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said "the people-to-people exchanges have become a glittering gem of China-EU cooperation".

After reviewing notable achievements in cultural and educational exchanges, Liu said both sides should look into further exchanges in new fields, especially sports.