In the context of the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan to Belgium from the 30th of March till the 1st of April, Lamett’s president Thomas Baert had the honour of meeting both the Chinese Presidential as Belgian Royal Couple at the College of Europe in Bruges.

中国国家＊＊＊＊＊携＊＊＊＊夫人＊＊＊于3月30日抵达比利时，4月1日启程回国。乐迈总裁Thomas Baert有幸在布鲁日同时会见了中国国家＊＊＊＊＊夫妇和比利时国王王后。

After his meeting with the Chinese president, Thomas Baert, who started working in Beijing 18 years ago and opened his own factory in Shanghai in 2002 in which he currently employs 1600 people, was interviewed by the local television channel Focus WTV. During the interview Thomas said: “This is a real coronation for every Belgian person. Today you need to be proud. This is the recognition of the year long cooperation between our province and China. This is a very important moment … the proof of the importance of Bruges and our country.”

Thomas Baert 18年前开始在北京工作，2002年在上海成立了自己的一家公司,专门生产木地板，设计强化，实木，LVT地板，目前已拥有1600名员工。Thomas Baert接受了比利时当地WTV电视台的采访。在采访中，Thomas说道：“这对于每个比利时人来说都是一种加冕。今天值得你们骄傲。＊＊＊的到访，成为比中关系史上新的重要里程碑。这对于布鲁日以及我们整个国家都是非常重要的时刻。

Belgium was one of the first Western countries who established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, in 1971. The meeting between the President and the Belgian Royal Couple HRH King Philip and HRH Queen Mathilde and Belgium’s highest political and business authorities like Lamett’s President Thomas Baert contributes to a mutual better understanding and cooperation between both countries. The excellent relations between China and Belgium are also shown by the recent arrival of the two panda’s Xinghui and Haohao to Pairi Daiza in Belgium, whom the Chinese President also went to see during his stay.

1971年，比利时与中国正式建交，比利时是第一个与中国建交的西方国家。此次中国和比利时两个＊＊＊＊＊以及比利时最高政治和商业＊＊＊(就如乐迈总裁Thomas Baert)的会晤大大增进了双方的了解与合作。＊＊＊访问比利时期间去看了“星徽”和“好好”熊猫外交加深了比中友谊，密切了人文交流。

Last but not least, the President also visited the European Union in Brussels, the capital of Europe. Being the first Chinese Head of State to visit the European Institutions, Xi Jinping didn’t only stress the relationship between China and the European countries separately, but also the cooperation between China and the European Union as a whole.

中国国家＊＊＊＊＊还访问了比利时布鲁塞尔的欧盟总部。这是中国国家元首首次访问欧洲机构。＊＊＊强调了中国跟欧洲国家都是不可分割的一个整体。