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CNA
a day ago
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- CNA
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to visit Europe next week for talks
China will be looking to the EU for support when top diplomat Wang Yi heads to the region next week. This, ahead of the China-EU summit in July. Starting Monday, Mr Wang will travel to Brussels, France and Germany. He will also meet EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, where there could be tough conversations as the bloc has repeatedly expressed concern over what it sees as Beijing's unfair economic practices. Will Denselow reports from Brussels.
South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China-EU relations: rare earths, Taiwan discussed in Wang Yi's visit to embassy
China and the European Union should enhance mutual trust and stick to cooperation to elevate their ties to 'a new level', Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday amid widening trade tensions. Advertisement In a meeting with EU diplomatic envoys in Beijing, Wang said that China and the EU 'have both the responsibility and capability to provide much-needed stability and predictability to a world fraught with turbulence', according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout. 'Both sides should enhance mutual trust, properly manage differences, pool strengths, and elevate the comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level,' Wang said. The remarks were made during a gathering at the Polish embassy, before Poland's rotating presidency of the European Union comes to an end this month and ahead of the two-day China-EU summit in late July. EU leaders will travel to China for the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties. It will be the second successive EU-China summit in the Chinese capital, despite convention dictating that the location rotates. Advertisement This month, China and the EU agreed to hold a new round of trade talks to pave the way for the high-level leaders' summit, with the two sides in deep dispute over market access, rare earths and electric cars.
South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China slams EU ban on medical-device sales as trade-dispute list grows ahead of July talks
China has hit back at the EU's decision to exclude Chinese companies from the 27-member bloc's public tenders for multi-million-euro medical devices – the latest items on a growing list of trade disputes between Beijing and Brussels. 'The European side has disregarded the goodwill and sincerity that China has repeatedly conveyed through bilateral dialogues,' a spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday. 'China is strongly dissatisfied with the decision and resolutely opposes it. 'China urges the European side to immediately correct its wrongdoings and will take measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.' Brussels' decision came as both sides were attempting to manage their trade differences – ranging from electric vehicles to cognac – in preparation for next month's China-EU summit set to take place in Beijing. But efforts have faced fresh challenges in recent weeks. China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and his European counterpart, Maros Sefcovic, held a video call after the von der Leyen episode, attempting to pull trade talks back on track.
South China Morning Post
20-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Chinese and EU trade officials hold talks after von der Leyen outburst
Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao and European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic held a video call on Thursday, as the two sides strive to keep a lid on simmering economic tensions and pave the way for a leaders' summit in Beijing. Advertisement 'Both sides agreed to work together to lay the groundwork for key economic and trade items on the China-EU agenda this year,' the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement released on Friday. The two officials discussed a series of topics during the call, including export controls, market access, and the European Union's tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles , it added. The call came just days after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered a hawkish critique of China during the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada on Monday. During a session on the global economy at the G7 summit, which was also attended by US President Donald Trump, von der Leyen accused Beijing of offering 'massive subsidies with the aim to dominate manufacturing and supply chains', calling it a 'distortion with intent'. Advertisement She also raised concerns over China's industrial overcapacity and accused Beijing of 'weaponising' its dominant position in the rare earth supply chain to 'undermine competitors in key industries'.
South China Morning Post
04-06-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China and EU schedule crunch talks to resolve economic deadlock
China and the European Union have agreed to hold a new round of trade talks to pave the way for a high-level leaders' summit next month, but analysts said it remained to be seen whether the two sides could resolve the impasse in their bilateral economic relations. The talks were announced by the European Commission following a meeting between China's commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic on the sidelines of a World Trade Organization event in Paris on Tuesday. They are expected to lay the groundwork for a high-level summit slated for late July in Beijing, where European leaders will meet with President Xi Jinping. 'The two sides held focused, candid and in-depth discussions on pressing and important issues related to China-EU economic and trade cooperation,' China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Wednesday. 'They also tasked their respective working teams to intensify efforts in preparing for this year's key bilateral agenda on the economic and trade front,' it added. Meanwhile, an EU spokesperson said on Tuesday that the bloc's 'overall objective remains to rebalance our trade and investment relationship with China and level the playing field'.
