Xi meets Austrian Chancellor Stocker in Beijing; Li Qiang hosted him with military honors; ORF says trade is the focus. | China Day chinaday.news
Xinhua’s flash about 15:56 said President Xi Jinping met Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in Beijing on 6 November. Chinanews, the Ministry of National Defense site, People’s Daily Online and CGTN carried it. ORF and VOL.AT reported Stocker was received with military honors by Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People the same day; Li stressed deep ties and readiness to expand cooperation, while Stocker said he wanted to deepen the “very successful” relationship, thanked China for supporting Austria’s UN Security Council bid, and called the panda pair at Schönbrunn a symbol of friendship. ORF said economic ties are the visit’s focus and China is Austria’s third-largest trading partner after Germany and Italy; the official visit runs 2–7 November. Austrian media had previewed the Xi meeting; with no Chinese hard copy through 16:00, the 18:00 slot logs the Xinhua flash.
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