Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy, Tie Ning, attended Mexico's presidential inauguration ceremony in Mexico City on Tuesday.
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was sworn in as Mexico's first female president on Tuesday after the 62-year-old won the presidential elections in June.
During a meeting with Sheinbaum following the ceremony, Tie, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, conveyed Xi's congratulations and best wishes to the Mexican president.
China and Mexico have maintained a high level of development in their comprehensive strategic partnership in recent years, which has become increasingly strategic, complementary and mutually beneficial, said Tie.
She added that the Chinese side is ready to strengthen the alignment of development strategies with Mexico so that the two countries can become trustworthy friends and good partners in shared development on the path to modernization.
For her part, Sheinbaum asked Tie to convey her high respect and sincere greetings to the Chinese president and thanked him for sending a special envoy to her inauguration ceremony, noting that Mexico and China are good partners who support each other.
The new Mexican administration attaches great importance to relations with China and is ready to further enhance friendly exchanges with China in various fields to promote greater development of Mexico-China relations, Sheinbaum said.
Chinese president's special envoy attends Mexico's presidential inauguration ceremony
Travel demand has surged between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region during China's ongoing National Day holiday, with tourists flocking to go sightseeing or reunite with family.
China celebrates its National Day on Oct. 1. The holiday runs from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7.
According to border inspection authorities in Guangdong Province's Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, the city's ports handled 752,000 inbound and outbound trips on Tuesday, the first day of the holiday, a year-on-year increase of 4.6 percent. The figure included 280,400 inbound trips and 471,600 outbound trips.
At the Shenzhenwan Port, many Chinese mainland holiday makers said they plan to spend some time in Hong Kong with their friends and family visiting top attractions or going hiking and camping.
"We plan to go to the Avenue of Stars, Victoria Harbor, and the Hong Kong Science Museum. We plan to stay there for two days and one night," said a Guangdong traveler.
"We plan to stay for five days. We plan to hike the 100-kilometer MacLehose Trail. There are six of us and we brought our own camping gear," said another tourist from Guangdong.
Many of those traveling from Hong Kong to the mainland said they planned to visit family or participate in festive and cultural activities.
"I plan to go back to Xinhui (in Guangdong) to visit my relatives and enjoy the local food," said a Hong Kong traveler.
"(We are traveling to Shenzhen) to feel the holiday vibe. We plan to to Garden City (shopping mall) to enjoy the food, and let kids take part in entertainment activities in the mall," said a Hong Kong traveler on a family trip.
Routes linking Chinese mainland to HK busy with travelers during National Day holiday
