"When I came to China in 1991, there were billions of bicycles. However, now China has modernized a lot. In order to get people out of the starvation, the Chinese government made great efforts. What I see is a very great improvement in the cities," Rui D'ávila Lourido, President of China-Portugal Friendship and Cooperation Association, said at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Beijing Forum on Swift Response on Public Complaints at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on December 19.

"I saw the science innovation in China. This morning, I visited the bell and drum tower. I can say that China's innovations in many aspects are on the top of the world, including health care, vehicles, electric vehicles and so on," he said.