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Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Sept. 15 (Reporter Warmth) Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded to reporters’ questions about the results of the video meeting between China, Germany, and Europe on the 15th.
Wang Wenbin told a regular press conference that day that on the evening of September 14, President Xi Jinping held a video meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of the European Council and President of the European Commission von der Lein. This is an important meeting at the highest level between China and Europe during the year. It is also an important strategic communication between China and Europe in the context of a century of change and a century of epidemics. During the meeting, the leaders of China, Germany and Europe exchanged in-depth views on China-EU relations and the dialogue and cooperation between the two sides in the fields of economy and trade, green, digital and anti-epidemic, planning the direction for the next stage of China-EU relations, identifying key areas and agreeing to strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation, and ensure In the future, a number of important political agendas between China and the EU will be successful, deepen mutual trust , they will achieve mutual benefits and win-win results, and take China-EU relations to a higher level. President Xi Jinping proposed that China and the EU should implement the “four persistence”, adhere to peaceful coexistence, adhere to open cooperation, adhere to multilateralism, and adhere to dialogue and consultation. European leaders responded positively to this.
Wang Wenbin said that this meeting has achieved a number of important results. The first is that China and the EU formally signed the China-EU Geographical Indications Agreement, which fully reflects the commitment of China and the EU to adhere to free and open trade and support the rules-based multilateral trading system, which will give a new impetus for the development of China-EU economic and trade cooperation; Significant progress has been made in the investment agreement negotiations, reaffirming the political determination to complete the negotiations during the year, providing strategic guidance for the next stage of the negotiations, and jointly releasing strong confidence and positive signals; Third, China and Europe have decided to establish a high-level dialogue on environment and climate and a high-level digital dialogue to create a green China. Digital partnerships and associations send positive signals that China and the EU are working together to tackle climate change and jointly promote digital cooperation; the fourth is to support and practice multilateralism, strengthen global cooperation against the epidemic, jointly promote global economic recovery, and jointly respond to global challenges. Work together to promote political solutions to regional and international problems.
Wang Wenbin said that due to differences in history, culture, social systems and stages of development, China and the EU have different views on certain issues, which is normal and will not and should not affect dialogue and China-EU cooperation. The two sides agree to strengthen communication in a spirit of equality and mutual respect, enhance objective understanding and understanding, bring together common ground and differences, constructively manage differences, adhere to the positioning of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership and understand the dominant aspect of China-EU relations and mutual benefit and win-win results. Main tone.
Wang Wenbin said that in the next stage, China will implement the important consensus and results of this meeting and continue to promote the healthy and stable development of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership on the basis of peaceful coexistence, open cooperation, multilateralism. , dialogue and consultation, and will contribute to the international community. Fighting the epidemic, restoring the economy and maintaining justice injects more positive energy.
