Croatia and China in the Diamond Era of Bilateral Relations

On 13 May 2022, Croatia andDiamond Era ChinaChina marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and of the development of our partnership, which was strengthened and broadened by Croatia’sCroatia membership and activities within the European Union. As the President of the State Council Li KeqiangLi Keqiang so illustriously described during his official visit to Croatia in April 2019, Croatia and China are in a “diamond” era of bilateral relations. We confirmed this at the beginning of the pandemic through solidarity and mutual support. While people-to-people contacts have been rare since early 2020 and the anniversary itself was not marked properly in ChinaChina due to severe pandemic restrictions, there is an underlying confidence that cooperation will take flight with the restart of contacts we have already witnessed in 2023. We are also looking forward to a resumption of high-level bilateral meetings, as these provide strong impetus to further strengthen better mutual understanding and cooperation.