Richard Fournaux, Belgium’s mayor of Dinant, a city 90 km to the south of the capital Brussels, spoke highly of China’s opening-up policy and congratulated China on its efforts made in dealing with environmental challenges. “It’s so exceptional to see how such a large country with a large population has been managed with so many success, by not only keeping your own political characteristics but also by turning your country toward modernity and the opening to the world,” Fournaux told Xinhua in an interview on Friday.