BEIJING: Leaders of both sides will discuss strategic and global economic issues of common interest at a summit between China and the EU on Thursday ( Dec 4 ) in Beijing, according to China’s foreign ministry.
At a typical press conference, foreign government spokesperson Wang Wenbin stated that” China and Europe are companions, never rivals… our common interests considerably outweigh our differences.”
According to Wang, Chinese President Xi Jinping did meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel.
Wang added,” We will collaborate to meet global challenges, incorporate new impetus into the earth, and boost stability in the global situation,” adding that” we will discover ways to resolve problems through dialogue and consultation.”
The mountain comes after a number of high-level discussions between the EU and China that took place in Beijing in the months prior to it in an effort to resolve their tumultuous relationship.
The Western alliance debated how to strike a balance between “de-risking” and cooperating in areas like weather change while committing to cutting its dependent on China in the middle of this year.
Less than a month after the German Commission began looking into whether to impose punishing tariffs on cheaper Foreign electric vehicle imports to protect EU manufacturers, the EU agreed to establish dispute settlement procedures when its Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis visited Beijing in September.
Josep Borrell, the top minister for the EU, informed Chinese officials the following month that Brussels took China significantly and anticipated the same in return for business and geopolitical issues.
China announced last month that it will periodically permit members of some nations, including France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, to go without a visa.
Philippe Dam, the EU director of Human Rights Watch, urged Michel and Von der Leyen to press China on right violation issues despite the fact that discussions have primarily focused on business, market, and politics.