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State Councillor Wang Yi made the remarks in a post-tour interview with Chinese state media on Wednesday, during which he said that China and the EU had agreed to resume high-level talks. The two sides established diplomatic ties 20 years ago.
The dialogue – which had been suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic – will focus on economic, green, digital and cultural issues, Wang was quoted as saying.
“European politicians have expressed the importance of China’s position and role in the world, and agree with China’s policy choices and development direction,” Wang said.
“[They] hoped to fully restart the institutional dialogue and exchanges with China in various fields as soon as possible, and open up new prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation.”