The senior representative of the EU Foreign and Security Policy Berrey visited China on Thursday (October 12). He emphasized before the start of the journey that Europe has no hidden motivation to destroy China's rise and call on China to look at the EU more seriously.
Berrely will hold talks with senior China before Russia's leaders visit China; some analysts believe that he will draw a red line on the Russian and Ukraine issue.
Berrely meets with the enterprise representative in Shanghai on Thursday. On Friday, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be chaired by the Communist Party of China.
Berrely posted on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday stating that in Shanghai and European companies on economic and business challenges, "inspiring" "inspiring".
He said: "We must deal with these challenges, because neither we nor China cannot ignore each other's market."
Berrely was interviewed by the South China Morning Post before the start of the journey, stating the issue of this concern.He emphasized that the primary goal of visiting China in three days was to emphasize Europe to take China seriously to China, and there was no hidden motivation to destroy its rise.
"At the same time, we also seek to look at us more seriously in China. Don't look at us from the perspective of the relationship between China and other countries. Our assessment and behavior are driven by our own interests."
Sino -European economic and trade tensions have signs heating up this year, and European leaders continue to propose to risk the economy of China.The EU officially launched an anti -subsidy survey of Chinese electric vehicles in early October, which caused strong dissatisfaction in China.This week, it is also reported that the European Union has agreed to cooperate with the United States to protect the steel industry from cheap competition from China; the two parties may announce related agreements next week.
Berrely expressed concern about the "rapid growth of trade in rapid growth".He pointed out that trade imbalances are related to the continuous access of European companies in China. If these obstacles are not eliminated, European companies will be separated from China."This has nothing to do with any political strategy aimed at decoupling in China."
Berrely releases goodwill at the same time, indicating that "there is still room for cooperation in a world where there are differences but interdependence." It is said that climate change and the Middle East issue are the areas where both parties may cooperate.
Berrely also mentioned the Russian and Ukraine War in the visit.He said that Europe did not fully believe that China kept neutral in the conflict and criticized "keep neutral in this case, just like waiting for the result when seeing the fox entering the chicken house."
The high -level strategic dialogue between China and Europe is generally held every year, but last year, it was suspended due to the cold when China -EU relations encountered cold; this is the first time that China -Europe has resumed offline China -Europe high -level strategic dialogue after the epidemic.
Pay the way for Feng Delin to visit China at the end of the year
Berrelli has delayed his visit to China twice this year. He was unable to make a crown in April, and was officially informed by Chinese officials in July that The trip to China cannot be achieved .It is reported that Berley's visit to China will pave the way for the European Commission Chairman Feng Delin to visit China at the end of the year.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin released the news of Borley's visit to China on Wednesday that Borley's visit to China is conducive to promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino -European relations. "Global challenges and injecting new impetus into the world peace and stability. "
Feng Delin announced in mid -September that after a survey of anti -subsidy investigations to China Electric Vehicles, EU trading executive members Dongbrovskis has visited China to seek stable China -Europe relations.
Professor Wang Yili, a professor at the School of International Relations and Director of the EU Research Center, was judged in an interview with the United Morning Post. When East Brovskis visited China, it was focused on economic and trade issues.Discuss security issues, including the situation in Russia and Ukraine.
Luo Minghui, assistant professor of Public Policy and Global Affairs Course of Nanyang University of Technology in Singapore, analyzed in an analysis in an interview that China -Europe released signals that are committed to improving bilateral relations this time.Essence
In the context of the current concern of the Russian and North Korea military cooperation, Luo Minghui believes that Berrelli will remind China not to improve its support for Russia, especially to provide weapons to Russia.
