From March 16 to 19, 2017, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao visited Finland. He met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini and Secretary-General of the Office of the President Teemu Tanner of Finland respectively and also held the 13th political consultation at vice-foreign ministerial level between the two Ministries of Foreign Affairs with Undersecretary of State of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Anne Sipiläinen of Finland. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on China-Finland relations and international and regional issues of common concern.