Wang Yi’s tour of Europe sets tone for EU-China summit later this month

CHINESE Foreign Minister Wang Yi finished up a big week of diplomacy in Europe on Sunday (Jul 6), but his marathon trip is only a starting point ahead of this month’s landmark EU-China economic and political summit as they mark 50 years of bilateral ties.

In his grand tour of the region, Wang met several top European leaders, including European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, as well as senior Cabinet members from Belgium, France and Germany. He also attended the China-EU High-Level Strategic Dialogue in Brussels and the China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security in Berlin.

Throughout his trip, Wang stressed that China and Europe have no fundamental conflicts of interest, but share, instead, extensive common economic and political interests.