China and EU are partners not rivals, Chinese foreign minister says
China stresses collaboration over competition with the EU, citing shared views on global multipolarity and the ability to resolve trade disputes through dialogue.
Reuters
January 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, on the day of a European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 18, 2025.
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China's foreign minister said China and the European Union were partners and not rivals in a phone call with the French president's diplomatic adviser on Wednesday, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
China and the EU hold the same or similar positions on issues such as promoting multipolarity in the world, and are capable of resolving trade disputes through dialogue, Wang Yi told France's Emmanuel Bonne, according to the report.
-Yukun Zhang, Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo/Reuters
China's foreign minister said China and the European Union were partners and not rivals in a phone call with the French president's diplomatic adviser on Wednesday, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
China and the EU hold the same or similar positions on issues such as promoting multipolarity in the world, and are capable of resolving trade disputes through dialogue, Wang Yi told France's Emmanuel Bonne, according to the report.
-Yukun Zhang, Ethan Wang and Ryan Woo/Reuters
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