In September, the port of Gothenburg, the wind of the sea, the "Gothenburg" as an ancient sailing ship quietly stopped, the high barrel seemed to be still speaking of the glorious history of trade over the Sino-Sweden sea more than two centuries ago.

More than 280 years ago, the "Göteborg" carried Swedish black lead, crude wool and other goods to travel to China, returning with silk, tea and porcelain, along the ancient marine silk road to return to Northern Europe. This route across the ocean, not only opened the first trade exchanges between China and Sweden, but also established a bridge to the understanding of civilizations in the East.

On May 9, 1950, Sweden became one of the first Western countries to establish relations with New China. Over the past 75 years, the two sides have always respected each other, treated each other equally, and promoted the stable development of bilateral relations. At present, more than 600 Swedish enterprises are deeply developed in the Chinese market, and thousands of Swedish enterprises trade with China. Swedish brands such as Volvo, Ericsson, Scandinavia and others are well known in China. At the same time, Chinese high-tech enterprises are also injecting momentum for Sweden's green transformation and economic development.

The friendly exchange of a series of merchant ships has now grown into a wide-ranging and multi-level cooperation pattern.

Pragmatic cooperation has always been the most pronounced bottom of China-Sweden relations. In recent years, the interaction between the two sides in the fields of economic trade, science and technology, green transformation and other areas has increased, and the results of cooperation have been remarkable. Data show that China-Sweden has been the largest trading partner in Asia and Northern Europe for many years in a row. Since 2024, bilateral trade hasined steady growth, China's investment in Sweden has grown by about 70%, and bilateral investment has been steady.

Science and technology innovation has become a new engine for Sino-Swiss cooperation. The two sides actively connect in cutting-edge fields such as natural science, engineering technology, and artificial intelligence to continuously stimulate innovation vitality. Since the beginning of this year, the Swedish Minister of Foreign Trade and the Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce have exchanged visits. The seventh meeting of the Sino-Swiss Joint Commission on Science and Technology Cooperation and the 21st meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic and Trade have been successfully held, which fully reflects the common will of the two countries to promote cooperation to a higher level.

Mutual learning among civilizations is the source of vitality for Sino-Swiss relations. Swedish sinologists Gao Benhan and Ma Yueran devoted their lives to sinology research and the spread of Chinese literature, and became an important bridge for cultural exchanges between the two countries. Swedish table tennis player waldner, actors Greta Garbo, ingrid bergman and ABBA band have also become cultural windows for Chinese people to understand Sweden.

In China, IKEA¡¯s simple practical Nordic design and ¡°lagom¡± (moderate) life philosophy make Chinese consumers feel the unique Nordic aesthetics. In Sweden, the Stockholm Chinese Culture Center regularly hosts Chinese-specific cultural events such as Food Festival, Film Festival Week, Mid-April Mid-Autumn Park, attracting a large number of local people to participate. The close exchange of languages, arts, education, sports and other fields, let the people of the two countries meet and resonate in their culture.

The trail of the "Göteborg" has come together in the long river of history, but the spirit of Chinese-Sweden friendship and cooperation, which it carries, still flourishes in the new era. Standing at the new start of the 75th anniversary of the relationship, China-Sweden relationship has huge potential and broad prospects. The history of 75 years of intercourse tells us that as long as we adhere to independence, mutual respect, mutual benefit and win-win, China-Sweden relations can go through the storm and go steadily far.

Looking forward to the future, the two sides can continue to promote the spirit of friendship represented by the "Göteborg No.", starting from the fundamental interests of the two peoples, and promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields to deepen, not only to inject more stability and positive energy into China-European relations, but also to contribute to world peace and development wisdom and proposals.