Xi urges EU to strengthen strategic partnership, unite against 'unilateral bullying'
- On May 6, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the European Union to strengthen their strategic partnership and oppose unilateral bullying, marking 50 years of China-EU diplomatic relations.
- This call comes amid escalating economic frictions between China and the United States, with Beijing aiming to enhance collaboration and address disagreements with Brussels as legislative interactions between the two sides resume.
- Xi emphasized the global importance of a healthy China-EU relationship, highlighting mutual benefits from growing trade and investment, as well as shared responsibility in promoting peace and development.
- Xi stated the need to "oppose unilateral bullying" and expressed readiness to handle frictions, while Chinese officials reported that bilateral trade reached over $780 billion with investments near $260 billion.
- The 50th anniversary serves as a new starting point for China-EU ties aimed at renewing dialogue, expanding openness, and jointly addressing global challenges for another 50 years of cooperation.
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China's President, Xi Jinping, asked the leaders of the European Union to join their country against unilateralism, in a demonstration to US President Donald Trump's efforts to reverse the global order, Bloomberg writes.
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