The Chinese leader’s trip to Europe is his first visit to the continent in five years. It aims to strengthen ties with the EU.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will conduct a state visit to France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5 to 10. This was announced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian, Reuters reported on Monday, April 29.
Thus, he said, China’s bilateral relations with France have maintained a strong growth momentum, and the two countries have strategic communication and practical cooperation.
“China hopes to work with France to further strengthen trust, unity and political cooperation,” Lin Jian said.
He also said that Xi will hold talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to exchange views on bilateral relations and discuss the improvement of China-Serbia relations.
Xi Jinping will also visit Hungary, a country Lin called an important partner of China in promoting the initiative One Belt, One Roadas well as the cooperation of China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Chinese leader’s trip to Europe is his first visit to the continent in five years. The agency said it aims to strengthen ties with the EU “as tensions rise in the world’s second-largest economy.”
“Trade disputes with the EU are straining relations as Paris backs the European Commission’s anti-subsidy investigation into imports of Chinese electric vehicles. China then launched an anti-dumping investigation into cognac, a move believed to be directed against France,” the article said. .
Earlier, Xi Jinping spoke about the conference in Ukraine. For a peaceful solution to the “crisis in Ukraine,” it is necessary to abandon “selfish benefits,” the leader of the PRC believes.
Source: korrespondent
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