May 30, 2021

In spite of recent tensions between the EU and China over a number of issues such as human rights and the bilateral investment deal, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met several European ministers during the weekend - the first face-to-face meetings since the European Parliament froze the highly expected EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). 

An important message was unleashed at the meetings in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou Province, according to some Chinese experts, that cooperation between China and Europe echoes the core interests of the majorities from the two sides, and that there are essential factors inside the EU in wrestling to meet this goal, which also need to be amplified. 

Wang emphasized during a meeting with Serbian Foreign Minister Nikola Selakovic that whether it is bilateral relations, China-Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) relations, or China-EU relations as a whole, they are platforms for dialogue, exchanges, and cooperation between the Chinese and European people.

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