On December 15, 2014, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming at invitation attended the reception marking the 43rd anniversary of the National Day held by Bahraini Ambassador to China Anwar Yusuf Abdulla Alabdulla, and exchanged views with Anwar on bilateral relations as well. Both sides commented positively on China-Bahrain relations, and expressed the willingness to further strengthen practical cooperation in various fields so as to bring the friendly cooperative relations between the two countries to new levels.