Chinese vice president, EU commission chief meet on bilateral ties

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with European  Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso during their meeting in  Brussels, capital of Belgium, Oct. 8, 2009. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

BRUSSELS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met Thursday with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on bilateral ties, vowing to enhance cooperation between the two sides.

Xi, who congratulated Barroso for his reelection, said China appreciated his efforts in the past five years on boosting development of the comprehensive and strategic partnership between China and the European Union. China believes, too, that the bilateral ties would advance further in a healthy and stable way within the new term of Barroso, Xi said.

Xi said China and the EU, who have formed a pattern of comprehensive, wide-range and multilevel cooperation, have become two important forces to help shape the future international structure into a multipolar world.