,,Bilateral relations between Georgia and China reached the highest level when we had established a strategic partnership, and bilateral relations will be inhanced by the synergy of the Middle Corridor, [Belt and Road Initiative] Georgia will strengthen its position as a crossroads in the region,” - said the Chinese Ambassador to Georgia, Zhou Qian said in an interview with the first channel of Georgia, when asked about the current and future relations between Georgia and China.

"Since last year, when we have established a strategic partnership between China and Georgia, we can see that bilateral relations have reached the highest level in history since we established diplomatic relations 32 years ago. According to the Chinese statistics, bilateral trade was more than $2 billion last year. As we know, from January to September, the export volume from Georgia to China increased by 122%. A huge Chinese market opened up for wine and spices. In the same period, from January to September, the number of Chinese tourists arriving in Georgia is more than 67 thousand. This number increased by 101 percent from year to year. We have not only wonderful political relations, but also people-to-people contacts. Especially since on May 28, visa-free travel between mainland China and Georgia was launched. Also, visa-free travel between China's Hong Kong and Georgia came into force in September, which, so to speak, gave a new injection to our bilateral cooperation. Considering the port of Anaklia, it is a big project for cooperation. Georgia will strengthen its positions both in the crossroad region and between China and Europe," - Zhou Qian said.