On 16th May 2007, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Malta, H.E. Mr. Chai Xi paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Dr. Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Justice and Home Affairs at the Auberge D'Aragon, Valletta. The two sides held a very friendly discussion on many topics, including the sound and healthy development of Sino-Maltese relations, the 3rd anniversary of Malta's accession to the EU, China-EU relations and bilateral cooperation in the field of justice and interior affairs. Dr. Borg also recalled with good memory his two consecutive visits to China in 2005 and 2006 and welcomes the future enhancement of the friendship between Malta and China.