A person familiar with the matter revealed that Charles Michel, chairman of the European Council, will visit China next week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Financial Times on Thursday (November 24) quoted two people familiar with the matter that Michelle would visit China next Thursday (December 1) to meet with Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials.This is the first time that the European Council Chairman has met with Xi Jinping in China since 2018.
The Michelle China trip is regarded as highlighting how different European factions will contact China.At the G20 Summit, which was held in Bali, Indonesia before, Michelle said that the EU needs to "re -balance" the relationship with China, but "listening to both parties to enhance understanding is important. It is important to improve understanding."" ".Michelle had a video meeting with Xi Jinping in April this year.
Michelle's material will discuss issues with China, climate change, economic and trade relations, global health and other issues. He has suggested to discuss the above -mentioned fields after the EU leadership talks in October.
Under the background of the continuous deepening of Chinese leaders' attitudes and the continued deepening of hostile relations between China and the United States, EU leaders discussed how to adjust the relationship between the European Union and China during the strategic talks of last month.Some participants said that despite the continued tension between Western countries and China, the European Union should try its best to maintain communication with China.
However, under the pressure of the United States, the European Union is also re -thinking about how to contact China, including trying to reduce its huge dependence on China at the economic level.Both the United States and the EU countries believe that this is a major weakness of the European economy.
