With the sound of a traditional alphorn as background music, a Swiss family farm, Guldenberg, welcomed Premier Li Keqiang and the Chinese delegation on Friday morning.
Premier Li Keqiang assured a lunchtime audience of Swiss business leaders on Friday that China's GDP growth in the first quarter is within a "reasonable range".
Premier Li Keqiang will be thrilled if he can renew a friendship with a German whom he lost contact with more than 20 years ago.
Measures 'harm others without benefiting oneself'
The past two days in Pakistan were scorching hot, with temperatures above 40 C, but what is even warmer is the China-Pakistan relationship, with the arrival of the Chinese delegation led by Premier Li Keqiang in the South Asian nation.
The Chinese government will stick to its friendly policy toward Pakistan and support the South Asian nation in realizing stability and better development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
A free trade agreement between China and Switzerland would generate long-term benefits for both countries, Swiss Economy Minister Johann N. Schneider-Ammann said.
Pakistan-China friendship is built on "complete mutual trust", and Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Pakistan will give a major boost to economic links between the two countries, said Masood Khalid, Pakistan's ambassador to China.
To fully appreciate the long and close ties between Pakistan and China, the best place to start may be in kindergarten.
Premier Li Keqiang's visits to Switzerland and Germany show the importance that China's new leadership attaches to relations with Europe, observers said.
Economic and trade cooperation between China and Pakistan should be boosted in the coming years thanks to their strong political and military ties, experts say.
Premier Li Keqiang met Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis' relatives in Mumbai on Tuesday, remembering the doctor as a real friend to China.
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