On Aug 4, 1971, the Turkish ambassador in Paris Hasan Esat Isik and the Chinese ambassador Huang Zhen, signed a protocol establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Now, 45 years later, China is Turkey's largest trading partner in the Asia Pacific and second largest in the world.

Our relations have been elevated to the level of strategic cooperation.

We are now exchanging regular high level visits. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's State visit to China last year was a landmark event which furthered the trust between the two countries.