EU politicising trade issues leads nowhere, China and EU not opponents: Wang Yi

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. - Xinhua

BEIJING (Global Times): Political confrontation and economic decoupling with China go against the interests of Europe, as cooperation is the general direction and keynote of bilateral relations, Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an address to an online session on China at the Munich Security Conference on Tuesday (May 25).

"The China-EU investment agreement is highly mutually beneficial, not a unilateral gift. The Xinjiang-related issue bears on China's sovereignty and security. Attempts by some in the EU to link up issues of different nature and turn trade issues into political ones are not acceptable and would lead nowhere," Wang said.