{"id":286942,"date":"2025-07-24T03:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/286942\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T03:58:13","slug":"breaking-as-2-big-guys-on-world-stage-china-and-europe-must-work-together-xi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/286942\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking | As \u20182 big guys\u2019 on world stage, China and Europe must work together: Xi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger communications and further engagement with the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/china-eu-relations?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union,<\/a> saying they could add certainties to the world, in a meeting with senior EU officials on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cChina and Europe should enhance communication, strengthen mutual trust, and deepen cooperation, providing the world with more stability and certainty through a stable and healthy China-Europe relationship,\u201d he told visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Xi described China and the European Union as \u201ctwo big guys\u201d in the world, adding that they should join efforts to \u201cfirmly grasp the right direction of China-Europe relations and work together to usher in an even brighter next 50 years\u201d in bilateral relations.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">As the two sides mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, China and the European Union were \u201conce again standing at a critical historical juncture\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A key lesson to draw from the 50-year experience was \u201cmutual respect, seeking common ground while reserving differences, openness and cooperation, and mutual benefit and win-win outcomes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cChina and the EU must once again demonstrate foresight and responsibility, making strategic choices that meet the expectations of their peoples and stand the test of history,\u201d Xi continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger communications and further engagement with the European Union, saying they 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