On August 25, 2026, Ambassador Qi Qianjin met with Damjana Domagović, head of Croatia's PLACE2GO International Tourism Fair.

Ambassador Qi said that China will soon launch the Beijing-Zagreb direct flight, which will greatly facilitate people-to-people exchanges and cargo trade between China and Croatia. The two countries should seize the opportunity to deepen two-way tourism cooperation and consolidate friendship and cultural affinity between the peoples.

Domagović said that huge potential for cooperation exists between Croatian and Chinese business circles. She expressed readiness to strengthen exchanges with the Chinese side on the occasion of the launch of the Croatia-China direct flight, and to jointly help China-Croatia cultural and tourism exchanges and cooperation reach a new stage.