According to Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" on February 23, at a time when Western countries are discussing "de-risking" China, China's chief Wang Yi urged Germany to oppose "bloc confrontation" and protectionism.
According to reports, Wang Yi said when meeting with German Chancellor's foreign affairs adviser Prüttner in Beijing on the 23rd that a good stability and development of Sino-German relations will inject more stability and more certainty into the world.
He said: "We must adhere to solidarity and cooperation, oppose bloc confrontation, abandon protectionism, and refrain from engaging in 'de-sinicization' by using 'de-risking' to promote the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations." ”
His comments came after the European Commission outlined plans to safeguard its own economic security by scrutinizing foreign investment more closely and tightening controls on the export of technology from "adversary" such as China.
Wang Yi told Plüttner on the 23rd that the development of China and Germany is an opportunity for each other, not a challenge. He also said that the two countries "have great potential for cooperation." China is ready to further strengthen communication, consolidate strategic mutual trust and deepen cooperation with Germany.
According to China, Plutner said that Germany attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is happy to see China play a more important role in the international community.
He expressed the hope that "China will further expand cooperation in various fields and make new contributions to addressing climate change and promoting world peace and development."
Japan's Mainichi Shimbun also published an article by Kenji Banto, a member of the newspaper's editorial board, on February 24, saying that China pays more attention to stability in the Year of the Dragon.
According to the article, China's domestic Spring Festival consumption has achieved outstanding results: tourism 47.4 billion passengers, with a total travel expenditure of more than 133 trillion yen (about 632.6 billion yuan), all higher than the pre-epidemic level.
The year of Jiachen is a year of leaps. China's Governor Wang Yi attended the Munich Security Conference after the Spring Festival and emphasized in his speech that China is determined to be a stabilizing force in a turbulent world.
In his speech, Wang Yi pointed out that with China's active mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran have achieved historic reconciliation. He also mentioned the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Ukraine crisis and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and stressed China's efforts to promote the political settlement of these issues.
Wang Yi also pointed out that China is willing to be a stabilizing force for global growth. China will continue to expand institutional opening-up and provide a more market-oriented, law-based and international business environment for enterprises from all over the world.
China reaffirmed its policy of continuing to develop relations with Russia, its "largest neighbor", while Wang Yi said in talks with Ukraine's foreign minister that China would not add fuel to the fire and denied providing lethality to Russia**.
Wang Yi held talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and Canada. Wang Yi also visited Spain and France.
The article said that the direction of the U.S. election in November is difficult. China's emphasis on its role as a "stabilizing force" also reflects China's own expectations for "stability in the international environment". (Compiled by Ma Xiaoyun and Qiu Fang).