Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 14-President Xi Jinping held a meeting in Beijing on the evening of the 14th with German Chancellor Merkel, President of the European Council Michel, President of the European Council, and President of the European Commission von der Lein in Beijing. .
The leaders of China, Germany and Europe exchanged in-depth views on China-EU relations, set the direction for the next stage of China-EU relations, determined key areas, agreed to strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation, and ensure the success of a series of major political agendas between China and the EU in the future, deepen mutual trust, and achieve mutual benefit. Win, persist in upholding multilateralism, jointly respond to global challenges, and push China-EU relations to a higher level.
China and the EU announced the signing of the "China-EU Geographical Indications Agreement", confirming to speed up the negotiation of the China-EU Investment Agreement and to achieve the goal of completing the negotiations within this year.
China and the EU have decided to establish a high-level dialogue on the environment and climate and a high-level dialogue in the digital field to build a China-EU green partnership and digital partnership.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the current global pandemic of the new crown pneumonia epidemic has accelerated the evolution of major changes unseen in a century.
Mankind faces many common challenges and is standing at a new crossroads.
As the world's two major forces, two major markets, and two major civilizations, the more China and Europe face this situation, the more they must firmly grasp the general direction of mutual support, solidarity and cooperation, and the more they must unswervingly promote the healthy and stable China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership. Development has injected more positive energy into the international community to fight the epidemic, restore the economy, and maintain justice.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Europe must achieve "four persistences."
One is to insist on peaceful coexistence.
There is no exactly the same political system model in the world, and the coexistence of different civilizations and cultures is the norm.
If the forces of peaceful coexistence between China and Europe are firm, world peace and prosperity will be guaranteed.
The second is to persist in open cooperation.
China is committed to gradually forming a new development pattern with the domestic cycle as the main body and the domestic and international dual cycles promoting each other.
China will continue to tap the potential of domestic demand to achieve better connectivity and greater benefits between the two major markets and resources between China and Europe, and promote the joint development of China and Europe to be stronger and more sustainable.
The third is to uphold multilateralism.
China is willing to strengthen dialogue and collaboration with the EU at the bilateral, regional and global levels, adhere to the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, maintain the international order and international system with the United Nations at its core, and promote political settlement of international and regional hotspot issues. Build a community with a shared future for mankind.
The fourth is to persist in dialogue and consultation.
China and the EU should grasp the mainstream of the cooperation and development of China-EU relations, resolve misunderstandings through dialogue, solve problems through development, and properly manage differences.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Europe are important trading and investment partners for each other.
The two sides should strengthen macro policy coordination and take more measures to release more opportunities for cooperation.
Today the two sides formally signed the "China-EU Geographical Indications Agreement."
The two sides should adopt a proactive and pragmatic attitude to speed up the negotiation of the China-EU investment agreement, achieve the goal of completing the negotiations within this year, promote the quality and upgrade of cooperation, help the world economy recover after the epidemic, and jointly maintain an open trade and investment environment.
The Chinese market remains open to Europe, and more high-quality and safe EU agricultural products are welcome to enter China.
We must build China-EU green partners, constructively participate in the multilateral process of global response to climate change and protect global biodiversity, and support each other to successfully host the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow next year and the 15th Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Kunming. Positive results have contributed to the promotion of global sustainable development.
To build a China-Europe digital partnership.
China has put forward the "Global Data Security Initiative" and hopes that the EU will work with China to promote the formulation of global digital standards and rules and promote the sound development of global digital economic governance.
We must properly resolve each other's reasonable concerns.
China pays close attention to recent European trends in 5G, foreign investment review, government procurement, competition policies, etc., and hopes that the European side will keep the trade and investment market open, create an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment, and protect Chinese companies Legal rights.
Xi Jinping pointed out that since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, China and Europe have maintained close ties in anti-epidemic and global health cooperation, demonstrating the significance of the times and global impact of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership.
In the next step, the two sides should strengthen coordination and coordination of macroeconomic policies, maintain the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain, and jointly promote the recovery of the world economy.
It is necessary to strengthen vaccine research and development cooperation, strive to make vaccines a universally accessible global public product, and fully take care of the availability and affordability of vaccines in developing countries.
People must be restored in an orderly manner to facilitate the cross-border movement of goods.
Actively carry out tripartite cooperation with Africa on the basis of full respect for the will of African countries.
China calls on the international community, especially multilateral financial institutions and commercial creditors, to take stronger actions on the debt relief issue in Africa.
Xi Jinping also clarified China's principled position on Hong Kong-related and Xinjiang-related issues, pointing out that the essence of Hong Kong-related and Xinjiang-related issues is to safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and unity, and to protect the rights of people of all ethnic groups to live and work in peace.
China firmly opposes any person or force creating instability, division and turmoil in China, and firmly opposes any country's interference in China's internal affairs.
On the issue of human rights, Xi Jinping emphasized that there is no universal human rights development path in the world. Human rights protection is not the best, only better.
Countries should do their own thing first.
It is believed that the European side can resolve its own human rights issues.
China does not accept human rights as a "teacher" and opposes "double standards".
China is willing to strengthen exchanges and make common progress with the European side based on the principle of mutual respect.
Merkel, Michel, and Von der Lein stated that China is an important strategic partner respected by the EU.
The world today needs Europe and China to strengthen solidarity and cooperation, jointly safeguard multilateralism, resist unilateralism and protectionism, and respond more effectively to various global challenges. This is in the common interests of both Europe and China and the international community.
The EU is willing to strengthen dialogue with China, increase mutual trust, and promote cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, green economy, climate change, biodiversity, and sustainable development to achieve more results.
The European side is encouraged by the signing of the Geographical Indication Agreement between Europe and China, welcomes China to relax market access, expand opening up, and is committed to completing negotiations on the EU-China investment agreement within this year to inject new energy into EU-China relations.
The EU is willing to strengthen cooperation with China in international organizations such as the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization, promote international cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, maintain free trade, and promote the early recovery of the EU, China and world economies.
On the issue of human rights, the European side admits that it has problems and hopes to conduct dialogue with China based on the principles of equality and mutual respect, so as to enhance mutual understanding and properly handle differences and differences.
The leaders of China, Germany and Europe also exchanged in-depth views on international and regional issues such as Afghanistan and the Iranian nuclear issue. They agreed to strengthen communication and coordination and work together to maintain international and regional security and stability.
Liu He, Yang Jiechi, He Lifeng and others attended the meeting.