On January 1, 2017, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Doris Leuthard on her election as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2017.
Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory message that at present, China-Switzerland relations have witnessed a good momentum of in-depth development. Political mutual trust has been constantly consolidated; pragmatic cooperation in economy, trade, finance and other areas has been continuously deepened and bilateral people-to-people and cultural exchanges have become increasingly active. I attach great importance to the development of China-Switzerland relations and is willing to make joint efforts with you to enrich the connotation of China-Switzerland innovative strategic partnership in a bid to push bilateral relations to a higher level.