Chinese FM calls for stable, balanced trade ties with EU

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union (EU) stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday, calling on the EU to work with China to build stable and balanced trade ties as key trading partners.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, gives a speech via video link at the high-level segment of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 23, 2026. (File photo: Xinhua)

In a phone conversation with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said he believes that France, as a core EU member state, would play a constructive role in this regard.