On September 21, 2016, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao met with outgoing Cuban Ambassador to China Alberto Blanco Silva. Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao spoke positively of Alberto Blanco Silva's important contributions to deepening China-Cuba traditional friendship as well as elevating bilateral cooperation level during his tenure. Alberto Blanco Silva thanked China for its strong support during his term of office, and expressed that the Cuban side highly values the traditional friendly relations with China. He himself will continue to make contributions to promoting sustained development of bilateral exchanges and cooperation in various fields.