EU’s von der Leyen speaks with China’s Li Qiang on trade and ‘avoiding further escalation’
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen spoke with Chinese premier Li Qiang about “the responsibility of Europe and China … to support a strong reformed trading system” and push for “a negotiated resolution” to current trade disruptions.
The EU’s readout said she stressed “the need to avoid further escalation” after a heated exchange of words between Beijing and Washington on potential extra tariffs.
She also “emphasised China’s critical role in addressing possible trade diversion caused by tariffs, especially in sectors already affected by global overcapacity,” the statement said.
Von der Leyen also discussed the idea of “setting up a mechanism for tracking possible trade diversion and ensuring any developments are duly addressed,” and “recalled the urgency for structural solutions to rebalance the bilateral trade relationship and ensure better access for European businesses, products and services to the Chinese market.”
Finally, the two leaders spoke about Ukraine, with the commission president “emphasising that any conditions for peace must be determined by Ukraine,” as she “invited China to intensify its efforts to contribute meaningfully to the peace process.”
歐盟委員會主席烏爾蘇拉·馮德萊恩與中國國務院總理李強討論了“歐洲和中國的責任……支持強有力的改革貿易體系”以及推動通過“談判解決”當前的貿易中斷問題。
歐盟的聲明稱，在北京和華盛頓就可能的額外關稅發生激烈爭論後，她強調「需要避免局勢進一步升級」 。
聲明中還表示，她還「強調了中國在解決關稅可能造成的貿易轉移方面發揮的關鍵作用，特別是在已經受到全球產能過剩影響的行業」。
馮德萊恩也討論了「建立一個機制來追蹤可能的貿易轉移，並確保適當處理任何事態發展」的想法，並「強調迫切需要採取結構性解決方案來重新平衡雙邊貿易關係，並確保歐洲企業、產品和服務更好地進入中國市場」。
最後，兩位領導人談到了烏克蘭問題，委員會主席“強調，任何和平條件都必須由烏克蘭決定”，並“邀請中國加大努力，為和平進程做出有意義的貢獻”。