70-year friendship growing stronger

This year is the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Mongolia and the 25th anniversary of the renewal of the Treaty on Friendly Relations and Cooperation between the two countries. Mongolia was one of the first countries in the world to recognize the People's Republic China, doing so on Oct 16, 1949. The two countries upgraded their bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2014.

At present, bilateral relations between Mongolia and China stand at a new historical starting point, and the friendly relations and mutual cooperation between the two countries have embarked on a faster track. Mongolian officials have stressed that it is the country's top priority to maintain friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with China. The Chinese government also attaches great importance to relations with Mongolia, pursuing a policy of "friendly, sincere, open and accessible relations and sharing the benefits of cooperation", which offers great opportunities for further development of bilateral relations.

Moreover, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga agreed to create correlation between China's Belt and Road Initiative and Mongolia's Development Road, and to cooperate with Russia to develop China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor when they met at the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in April this year.