China News Service, Paris, August 30th (Reporter Li Yang) On August 30th local time, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi published the title "Unity and Cooperation, Openness and Inclusiveness, and Joint Maintenance of the Progress of Human Peace and Development" at the French Institute of International Relations. "Tide" speech.
Wang Yi said that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU. The important enlightenment that the development of China-EU relations has brought us over the past 45 years is that China and Europe have no fundamental conflicts of interest, cooperation far outweighs competition, and consensus far outweighs differences. Although the social systems of China and Europe are different, they are not institutional rivals, but all-round strategic partners. The important experience that the development of China-EU relations has brought us over the past 45 years is that both sides can increase trust through equal dialogue, achieve win-win through mutually beneficial cooperation, resolve differences through constructive communication, and jointly address global challenges through enhanced coordination.
Wang Yi said that President Xi Jinping pointed out that as the world's two major forces, two major markets, and two major civilizations, what China and Europe advocate, oppose, and cooperate is of world significance. China has always attached importance to the status and role of the EU, and has always supported Europe in playing a greater role in international affairs. At the critical moment of fighting the epidemic and conspiring to recover from the epidemic, China and the EU should further strengthen unity and cooperation, press the "restart button" for dialogue and cooperation in various fields, give full play to the "dual engine" role, and inject a strong impetus into the unity and cooperation of the international community. Efforts to build partnerships from four aspects.
The first is to build an anti-epidemic partnership and promote cooperation in post-epidemic economic recovery. Nothing is more important than controlling the epidemic and saving lives. China and the EU should strengthen cooperation in the research and development and production of vaccines, drugs, and testing reagents, and jointly support the World Health Organization, the "Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization" and other international institutions to play an active role. China positively evaluates the EU’s launch of a large-scale recovery fund, and is willing to speed up the construction of a "fast channel" that facilitates the exchange of people and a "green channel" for the exchange of goods, so as to help the EU's economic recovery.
The second is to strengthen investment partnerships to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. China and the EU should follow the principle of flexibility, pragmatism, and reciprocity, and find solutions to the difficult issues in China-EU investment agreement negotiations as soon as possible. A comprehensive, balanced and high-level investment agreement should be reached within this year. On this basis, it is necessary for both parties to carry out a joint feasibility study of a free trade agreement as soon as possible to initiate the free trade process. The two sides should also strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination and reach an early conclusion of the "China-EU Cooperation 2025 Strategic Plan" to provide an institutional framework for all-round dialogue and cooperation between the two sides.
The third is to forge green and digital partnerships and expand new growth points for China-EU cooperation. China and the EU are highly complementary in green and digital fields, and their cooperation prospects are broad. We should deepen cooperation in environmental technology, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable finance and other fields to create China-EU green partners; strengthen cooperation in information and communication technology, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, big data, cloud computing and other fields to create China-EU digital partners. Contribute to both China and Europe for the global digital domain standard rules.
The fourth is to deepen multilateral partnerships and strengthen China-EU cooperation in international affairs. The multilateral cooperation between China and Europe in the field of climate change has become the banner and model of bilateral cooperation, and has also set a benchmark for the sustainable development of the world. We should further strengthen dialogue and cooperation on climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable development, and work together to overcome various global challenges. We should also jointly safeguard the Iran nuclear agreement, promote political settlement of international and regional hotspot issues, strengthen tripartite cooperation with Africa, and make greater contributions to building a more sustainable and safer world. (Finish)