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Wang Yi: China and the EU should strengthen cooperation to bring more stability to the world-Xinhua
Xinhua News Agency, Paris, August 31. On August 30, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a speech at the French Institute of International Relations and answered questions from guests.
Former French Prime Minister Raffarin called for EU-China relations to become a strategically significant pair of international relations. It is not about questioning European-American relations or using the EU-China alliance against the United States, but about maintaining the balance of international strategy. , To avoid the Cold War mentality. Although there are some disputes about China in internal discussions in Europe, it is very important for Europe and China to maintain strategic cooperation. The key now is what specific measures exist to give Europe the confidence it needs to open a way forward with China?
Wang Yi said that the world is increasingly full of uncertainty and instability. In particular, the sole superpower has renounced any international responsibility and has continued to withdraw from the group to break contracts, leaving other countries, especially small and medium-sized countries, not knowing what to do. In such circumstances, China and Europe, as the two responsible forces, should strengthen cooperation to provide more stability to the world. I appreciate Mr Raffarin’s proposal that China and Europe carry out concrete and effective cooperation. For example, in the China-EU Investment Agreement negotiations, it is perfectly possible to complete the negotiations this year. This requires that we meet halfway through and exert political influence in the final stage of the negotiations. We must seize this opportunity.
Another example is the joint promotion of international cooperation on climate change. Although the United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement, China is actively honoring its commitments and we have made it clear that we will embark on a path of green, low-carbon and sustainable development. President Xi Jinping’s concept of “green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains” has not only become the common goal of all the Chinese people, but also the concerted action of all fields and departments in China. China has achieved its promised emissions reduction target for 2020 two years ahead of schedule and we will do more in the future. At the same time, we also support France to continue to play a leading role in the fight against climate change.
We also welcome the European Union’s proposal for the “New Digital Deal”, because it is the vanguard of the fourth industrial revolution and is related to the future direction of human development and progress. Today, the digital economy still lacks rules that all countries abide by. We are ready to work with Europe to play a role in the formulation of international rules for the digital economy in order to make the development of the digital economy more standardized, fairer and more sustainable. We can discuss this in detail.
In short, there are still many areas of cooperation between China and the EU, for example, the WTO is currently facing a crisis and we must get it to play its rightful role again. We are ready to work with France and Europe to advance the reform of the WTO in an orderly manner and elect a new Director-General as soon as possible. In fact, it is an important juncture for China to strengthen cooperation with France and Europe. We are not only responsible to our respective peoples, but also to the future of this world.