On December 22, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to Natasa Pirc Musar on her assumption of office as President of the Republic of Slovenia.

Xi Jinping noted that China-Slovenia relations have maintained steady growth in recent years, with continuously enhanced political mutual trust, strengthened synergy in development strategies, and fruitful results in practical cooperation in various fields. Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Slovenia relations and is ready to work with President Musar to consolidate the traditional friendship between the two countries, deepen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and take China-Slovenia relations to a higher level to the benefit of the two countries and peoples.