On December 18, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li held a China-Belgium political consultation at the vice-foreign ministerial level with Secretary-General of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Theodora Gentzis in Beijing.

Deng Li said that Belgium is an important cooperation partner of China in Europe. On the basis of mutual respect and win-win cooperation, China is willing to work with Belgium to promote exchanges at all levels, deepen bilateral practical cooperation, tap the cooperation potential in logistics, chemical industry, green development, port logistics and other fields, and expand two-way people-to-people and cultural exchanges. He expressed the hope that the two sides will take the Belgian presidency of the European Union (EU) in the first half of next year as an opportunity to strengthen communication and coordination between China and the EU and inject more stability into a volatile and intertwined world.

Theodora Gentzis said that Belgium attaches great importance to Belgium-China relations and looks forward to close communication with China at all levels to enhance mutual understanding, deepen cooperation in various fields, facilitate personnel exchanges and strengthen communication and coordination in international affairs. Belgium is willing to contribute to the sound and stable development of EU-China relations.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on international and regional hotspot issues of mutual interest and concern.