China, Europe should ‘unite and cooperate’, Premier Li says at G20

BEIJING – China and Europe ought to “unite and co-operate” towards world uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang informed the European Union chief on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in New Delhi.

Li’s name got here because the European bloc grows warier of the dangers of participating China, outlined as its companion, competitor and “systemic rival” since 2019.

“Risk prevention does not preclude co-operation, interdependence should not be equated with insecurity,” Li informed EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday, the Chinese overseas ministry mentioned in a press release.

Li urged the bloc to supply a non-discriminatory setting for Chinese companies, including that China was prepared to strengthen dialogue and co-operation in areas such clear vitality and inexperienced finance, the ministry mentioned in a press release on Sunday.

“China and the EU should further unite and co-operate, and use the stability of China-EU relations as a hedge against the uncertainty of the world situation,” it quoted Li as saying.

Li was attending the summit as a consultant of President Xi Jinping, who didn’t attend.

In June, the EU adopted a technique of “de-risking” to handle its dependence on the Asian big, which is the world’s second largest financial system. —Reuters

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