MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) — China is keen to work with Belgium to resolutely keep a global commerce surroundings that’s open moderately than divided, orderly moderately than chaotic, a senior Chinese diplomat mentioned right here on Saturday.
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when assembly with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on the sidelines of the 59th Munich Security Conference.
Wang, additionally a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, mentioned that relations between the 2 international locations has maintained a sound momentum for improvement, with report commerce quantity and new progress in mutually useful cooperation, which serves the curiosity of each international locations and is a optimistic issue of the event of China-Europe relations.
After the profitable administration of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s financial system has recovered robustly, which is able to carry larger alternatives for China-Belgium cooperation, Wang famous.
He mentioned China appreciates the prime minister’s advocating for openness and cooperation, and his standing towards decoupling, which has made a rational and accountable voice in Europe.
Noting that Belgium is a founding member of the European Union(EU), Wang anticipated that Belgium will proceed to play a constructive function within the improvement of China-EU relations.
Stressing that the Taiwan query considerations China’s core curiosity, Wang mentioned China appreciates that the Belgian authorities upholds the one-China precept and hopes Belgium to correctly deal with the Taiwan-related points.
For his half, De Croo mentioned the 2 international locations have been sustaining shut exchanges and communication, stressing that the Belgian facet attaches excessive significance to relations with China and can firmly uphold the one-China coverage.
He hoped the 2 international locations to strengthen cooperation in areas akin to financial system and commerce, civil aviation and new power.
The two sides additionally exchanged views on the Ukraine situation.
On Saturday, Wang additionally met with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wopke Hoekstra, Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense Micheal Martin, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Austrian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Schallenberg, and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.