Q "** Spokesperson's Office" news, at the regular press conference on December 8, a reporter from China News Service asked: The 24th China-EU Summit was held in Beijing. What important issues were discussed at the meeting, and what consensus was reached?After the meeting, EU leaders spoke positively of the meeting, and at the same time expressed great concern about issues such as imbalance and overcapacity. How does China respond to this?
A Wang Wenbin: The China-EU summit coincides with the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the EU and the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the China-EU summit mechanism. During the meeting, Premier Li Qiang met with the two EU Presidents, during which the two sides exchanged views on strategic issues related to China-EU relations, China-EU dialogue and cooperation in various fields, key concerns of both sides, global governance, and major international and regional issues. The two sides believe that the meeting was candid, in-depth and fruitful, which enhanced mutual understanding, deepened strategic communication and built consensus on cooperation between China and the EU.
The two sides agreed to give full play to the leading role of the China-EU Summit and the five high-level dialogues, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly manage differences, and enhance the stability and reciprocity of China-EU relations. The second is to identify key areas for China and the EU to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, and strengthen dialogue and cooperation in the fields of investment, green development, digital economy, artificial intelligence, geographical indications, intellectual property rights, and export control. Third, it demonstrated the positive will of China and the EU to accelerate the resumption of people-to-people exchanges, supported the strengthening of people-to-people exchanges between China and the EU, and agreed to hold a new meeting of the China-EU High-level People-to-People Exchange Dialogue Mechanism next year. Fourth, it sends a strong signal that China and the EU will work together to address global challenges, support the practice of multilateralism, strengthen international coordination, promote the reform of the world's leading organizations and the international financial system, and jointly address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity, food security and public health.
With regard to the imbalance, we should see that the current situation between China and the EU is the result of the combined effect of the macroeconomic environment, international conditions and the industrial structure of the two sides, and cannot simply be blamed on one side or the market access issue. The European side has repeatedly mentioned that last year's deficit with China soared, which was more affected by energy, geopolitics and other factors, which is of a special nature. The EU's deficit with China has fallen sharply this year. China has never deliberately pursued a surplus, China's super-large market will continue to open up to Europe, and we welcome European companies to share the opportunities brought about by China's high-quality development and high-level opening-up. At the same time, we also hope that the EU will relax export restrictions on high-tech products to China, which will strongly promote a more balanced development of the two sides.
Overcapacity is a relative concept, and demand cannot be limited to one country or region, but should be viewed from the perspective of economic globalization. China's new energy industry is internationally competitive and can play an important role in the EU's green transformation and the global response to climate change. We hope that the EU side will look at it objectively and fairly, and will not blame China for the EU's current lack of industrial development momentum, and will not take protectionist measures on this ground.
We stand ready to work with the EU to implement the important consensus reached at the China-EU Summit, adhere to the positioning of partners, mutually beneficial cooperation, dialogue and consultation, properly manage differences, and promote the sustained, sound and steady development of China-EU relations.