On 5 November 2013, Vice Foreign Minister Song Tao met with Crown Prince Alois and Minister of Foreign Affairs Aurelia Frick of Liechtenstein, exchanging views on China-Liechtenstein relations and other issues.

Song extended welcome to Alois for visiting China to attend the opening ceremony of the exhibition of the Princely Treasures from the House of Liechtenstein. He expressed that over the 60-plus years since the establishment of diplomatic relationship, China-Liechtenstein relations have always maintained a stable development with increasing high-level contacts, increasingly active economic and trade exchanges and personnel contacts and smooth communication and cooperation in international affairs. China is ready to strengthen cooperation with Liechtenstein in all fields to push for unceasing development of bilateral friendly cooperative relations so as to benefit both peoples.

Alois expressed that Liechtenstein attaches importance to relations with China and is ready to unceasingly enhance mutual understanding between the two countries and to promote practical cooperation.