China: We support the “strategic independence” of the European Union.
According to Sputnik, China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang said in a conversation with German Foreign Minister Analena Berbuk that China supports the development and progress of the path chosen by the people of the European Union to achieve strategic independence.
In this regard, he added: Beijing and Berlin should support independence, strengthen political mutual trust, and strengthen solidarity and cooperation to secure the basic interests of the two nations, as well as the livelihood and long-term welfare of all humanity. As Europe’s main partner in dealing with risks and challenges, China welcomes Europe to share the opportunities of China’s market, in order to promote the joint development of China’s modernization and European integration.
At the end of April, the head of the European Union Council announced that the leaders of the European Union expressed their desire towards the recent trend of the French President in adopting a policy of non-compliance with Washington and strategic independence from American policies.
Previously, in an interview with Politico, French President Emmanuel Macron, while returning from China, emphasized that “Europe should reduce its dependence on the United States and avoid being drawn into the tension between the United States and China over Taiwan, and there should be no obstacle to strategic independence.” become us Europe should also reduce its dependence on the US dollar.
