Politicizing economic and trade issues and abusing tariff measures would serve no one’s interests, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart at a bilateral meeting Tuesday in New York, calling on Berlin and the European Union (EU) to instead resort to dialogue and consultations to resolve trade disputes with China.
The meeting between Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock came as the two top diplomats were in New York for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. It also came against the backdrop of the EU preparing to levy additional tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Judging from the nearly half-century history since China and the EU established diplomatic relations, enhancing bilateral cooperation is in both side’s interests and conducive to world stability, Wang said, stressing that the foundation for China-EU relations is mutually beneficial cooperation, and that the highly complementary nature of the two economies means economic cooperation between China and the EU can result in outcomes that exceed a simple adding-up of their respective economic output.
