On January 16, 2025, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Zoran Milanovic on his reelection as President of the Republic of Croatia.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Croatia enjoy a profound traditional friendship, and the two countries are good friends and good partners of mutual respect and trust. In recent years, the two sides have carried out high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and promoted cooperation in various fields with the spirit of openness, mutual benefit and win-win results, which demonstrated the vitality of bilateral relations. Xi Jinping said he attaches great importance to the development of China-Croatia relations and is ready to work with President Zoran Milanovic to push the two countries to move forward hand in hand on their respective modernization paths, and open a new chapter in China-Croatia comprehensive cooperative partnership.