President Xi Jinping and visiting Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi made joint pledges on Friday to foster an even closer bilateral strategic partnership. The two leaders agreed to expand cooperation on investment, green development, education and the digital economy.▲President Xi Jinping and visiting Surinamese President Chandrikapersad Santokhi attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILYXi rolled out the red carpet for Santokhi, who is making a week-long state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, in a pomp-filled ceremony that included a guard of honor and a 21-gun salute."China is willing to work with Suriname to further consolidate political mutual trust, strengthen economic and trade cooperation, expand people-to-people exchanges, enhance international collaboration, and promote the healthy and stable development of China-Suriname relations," Xi told his guest.The two heads of state a
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