China and the European Union (EU) are fully capable of managing trade differences through dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded his Eurasia tour.
During his Eurasia tour from Oct. 14 to Oct. 20, Wang, as the special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), and paid visits to Azerbaijan, Croatia, Montenegro and Bulgaria.
"The most important message conveyed by Foreign Minister Wang's visit is that trust is the cornerstone of peace, friendship is a valuable asset, cooperation is a solid driving force, and partnership is a common goal," Mao said.
Mao cited Wang as saying that China stays committed to building partnerships rather than alliances while promoting dialogue over confrontation. State-to-state relations, regional cooperation and China-Europe relations can proceed in parallel and reinforce one another, with commitment to partnership remaining at the core of all three, Wang said.
"China-EU relations are generally sound and stable. Differences on economic and trade issues have emerged in the course of the continuous development of cooperation between the two sides and can be fully resolved through dialogue, and they should not affect the broader landscape of China-EU relations," Mao said.
"China and the EU share broad common interests as both advocate multilateralism, uphold the central, leading role of the United Nations, and are willing to resolve international and regional disputes through dialogue and political means. China and the EU should respect each other, appreciate each other, achieve success together, and jointly shoulder their international responsibility for world peace and development," she added.
China, EU can manage trade differences through dialogue: spokeswoman
China, EU can manage trade differences through dialogue: spokeswoman
