Li Qiang: China is willing to work with the EU to improve the quality of economic and trade cooperation and actively expand cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and digital economy

On July 24th, on the afternoon of July 24th, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council co-chaired the 25th China-European Union Leaders' Meeting with European Council President Costa and European Union Commission President Von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Li Qiang pointed out that China and the EU share extensive common interests and have no fundamental conflicts of interest. China is willing to work with the EU to improve the quality and upgrade of economic and trade cooperation, consolidate and deepen cooperation in traditional fields such as trade and investment, and actively expand cooperation in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, digital economy, and green development, so as to achieve more results. The two sides can build an "upgraded version" of the China-EU export control dialogue mechanism to ensure the stability of China-EU production and supply chains. The two sides should adhere to dialogue and consultation, deepen cooperation, and properly resolve differences It is hoped that the EU will adhere to market principles and provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises to invest in Europe. Costa and von der Leyen said that the EU is committed to developing and deepening a long-term and stable partnership with China, and is willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with China, enhance mutual understanding, properly address each other's concerns, promote cooperation in trade, investment and other fields, strengthen EU-China export control cooperation, jointly maintain the stability of the production and supply chain, and better promote their respective development.