China, EU to strengthen environmental, digital cooperation

21:37, September 14, 2020

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  China, EU hold first high-level dialogue on digital cooperation

  Photo: VCGSenior Chinese and EU officials held their first high-level dialogue on digital cooperation and had what both sides described as "constructive" discussions on cooperation in digital technology, information and communication technology standards, artificial intelligence (AI) and other topics.The high-level dialogue via video link between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager was held before a leaders summit next week, when discussions on those areas will likely continue, as digital tech has become both an opportunity and a point of friction.The two sides conducted "pragmatic and constructive" discussions on strengthening cooperation in the digital area, telecom technology standards, AI, non-food product safety and other topics, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday.The meeting "attained the results expected," Xinhua reported, noting that the meeting was in preparation for the summit between leaders of China, Germany and the EU next week.Vestager also said in a statement that the dialogue was held in "a constructive atmosphere.""The EU and China will both play a role in defining how global technological developments will go forward. The dialogue is therefore necessary to foster cooperation, but also to address divergences we have," Vestager said in the statement.While the two sides have been maintaining dialogue at the technical level on telecom and digital policies and regulatory issues for years, the virtual meeting on Thursday marked the first high-level dialogue, underscoring the importance both sides attach to the increasingly crucial digital technology.Digitization has become a global trend that could bring profound changes to life and economies, but the US, under President Donald Trump, has launched a crackdown campaign on China in internet, telecom and other areas, undermining global cooperation. The US has been persuading and ...

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  China, EU to set up high-level dialogues on climate, digital

  Photo: cnsphoto.Chinese and EU leaders agreed on Monday that the two sides will set up high-level dialogues for environment and climate as well as digital area. The decision was made during a virtual summit among Chinese, German and EU leaders.

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  China to hold summit on digital transformation

  China will hold a summit on digital transformation in October to showcase its achievements in the field and build platforms for industry exchanges and cooperation, the organizers said Thursday.