On the afternoon of February 7, President Xi Jinping met with Bach, Chairman of the International Olympic Committee who came to China to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in recent years, China has successfully held the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chengdu Universiade and Hangzhou Asian Games, and will usher in the Harbin Asian Winter Games tonight. These major sports events reflect China's close cooperation with the International Olympic Committee. The Olympic spirit is an important part of human civilization and is highly consistent with China's goal of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization and its vision to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. China combines the Olympic spirit with China's excellent traditional culture, vigorously develops the sports industry, and moves towards the goal of building a strong sports country and a healthy China, and will surely make new contributions to the international sports industry. We are willing to work with the International Olympic Committee to continue to promote the vigorous development of the Olympic movement.

Bach expressed his gratitude to China for its long-term strong support to the International Olympic Committee. China has successfully held the exciting and unforgettable Beijing Winter Olympics and other major events, making significant contributions to the international Olympic cause. China advocates and practices the concepts of unity, cooperation, equal respect, etc., adheres to multilateralism, opposes the politicization of sports, supports developing countries to participate in the international sports industry, and has effectively promoted the healthy development of the Olympics. I believe that China will continue to play a greater role in the cause of world peace, development and progress with greater development achievements. I believe that the Harbin Asian Winter Conference will definitely be a complete success.

Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Chen Yiqin and others attended the meeting.