This day, 20 October, in 1996, President Ernesto Samper of the Republic of Colombia paid a state visit to China, the first by a Colombian head of state. During the visit, President Jiang Zemin said that the Chinese government appreciates the Colombian government’s just behaviour in withstanding pressure and opposing external interference to safeguard national independence and sovereignty.
1996年10月20日的这一天，哥伦比亚共和国总统埃内斯托·桑佩对中国进行了国事访问，这是哥伦比亚国家元首的首次国事访问。 在访问期间，江泽民主席表示，中国政府赞赏哥伦比亚政府在抵御压力和反对外部干涉以维护国家独立和主权方面的公正行为。
