US EditionCGTN: President Xi Jinping Calls on China, EU to Provide More Stability, Certainty for World
CHINA, JUL 25 – China and the European Union mark 50 years of relations by pledging to enhance trade, investment, and climate cooperation while managing geopolitical and economic challenges.
- In Beijing on Thursday, EU and China held the summit marking 50 years of diplomatic ties.
- Despite deep economic links, tensions have risen, as Brussels and China’s export controls on critical rare earths have strained relations, with the EU's record trade deficit of over 300 billion Euro.
- In the joint communique, the summit said, and both sides also agreed to forge an ‘upgraded version’ of the export control dialogue while issuing a joint statement on climate change.
- Amid these new measures, China’s commerce minister issued ‘solemn representations’ to the EU and warned of ‘a serious negative impact on China-EU economic and trade relations’.
- Highlighting future prospects, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China’s high-quality development will provide new cooperation opportunities, and CALB’s $2.2-billion plant in Sines, Portugal, illustrates this trend.
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CGTN: President Xi Jinping calls on China, EU to provide more stability, certainty for world
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with European Union leaders during their visit to Beijing for the 25th China-EU Summit on Thursday. CGTN published an article exploring China-EU relations in two-way trade and investment, emphasizing the need for both sides to embrace multilateralism, openness and cooperation to bring greater stability and certainty to the world. BEIJING, July 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fifty years ago, China-Europe trade was a…
China’s President Xi Jinping this Thursday called on European Union leaders “to properly manage differences and frictions,” during a summit marked by trade claims and pressure on China for its stance on the war in Ukraine. Xi launched a direct criticism of Brussels for its recent investigations against Chinese companies, while defending that “the current challenges facing Europe do not come from China,” according to state agency Xinhua.
President Xi Jinping calls on China, EU to provide more stability, certainty for world
Xi put forward three proposals for the future of China-EU relations: both sides should uphold mutual respect and consolidate the positioning of their relations as partnership, embrace openness and cooperation while properly managing differences and frictions, and practice multilateralism and uphold international rules and order.
Xi Jinping welcomed to China the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
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