The minister commended the Chinese government for the project which, he said, will undoubtedly strengthen the already cordial China-Nigeria relations.

At the end of his speech, Jiang extended a cordial invitation to the world for the upcoming fourth Global Digital Economy Conference to be held in Beijing next summer.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, said in the report to the 19th CPC National Congress in 2017 that the country should form a new type of cordial and clean relationship between government and business, promote healthy growth of the economy's private sector and encourage those working in this sector to achieve success.

Forming a cordial and clean relationship between government and business has been highlighted in recent official meetings with Zhejiang provincial cadres and Hangzhou city cadres, following a recent shake-up of the city's leadership.

Yao Yang, dean of Peking University's National School of Development, said the principle of establishing a cordial and clean relationship between government officials and entrepreneurs pushes anti-corruption work to a new level.

As logistics firms are now able to transport bulk cargo in a speedy, cheaper, efficient and environmentally-friendly manner, they have built cordial relationships with major clients, Opiyo said.

"There is a very cordial and favorable atmosphere, and it is like one plus one makes more than two," he added.

"I think that's a big mistake, we do have our differences, but you are not going to solve them without sitting down and trying to have a cordial discussion about those differences," Hills, now chair and CEO of Hills and Company International Consultants, told China Daily.

Shen, also the vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, conveyed Xi's cordial greetings and good wishes to Tshisekedi, saying that China attaches great importance to the development of China-DRC relations.