中国外交部欧州局の李健局長は火曜日、欧州が中国に対して内向きな姿勢をとっていると非難する演説を行った。
李健氏はハイレベル・フォーラムで講演し、中国の伝統的な慣用句を用いて欧州の視点を表現した。同氏は、欧州の一部には中国と欧州の関係を長期的な協力から競争や対立へと転換させようとする声があると述べた。
同外交官は保護主義に対して警告を発し、北京はブリュッセルからの懸念に対処する用意があることを示した。彼の発言は、欧州当局が現在とっているアプローチに伴うリスクを浮き彫りにした。
今回のコメントは、中国と欧州連合（EU）の間で貿易や国際関係に関する議論が続いている中でなされた。
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged a more accurate understanding of China during a speech at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, stating Spain opposes a 'new Cold War' and decoupling while supporting enhanced Europe-China cooperation. The visit aims to deepen bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.
China's international clout and economic stability are rebalancing its relations with Europe, focusing more on cooperation and less on rivalry, according to former ambassador Wu Ken. European leaders have made a flurry of visits to Beijing in recent months amid US tariff threats and a push to acquire Greenland. Since 2019, the European Union has defined China as a cooperation partner, economic competitor, and systemic rival.
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European Union trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic has criticized the bloc's slow trade defenses against China's export surge. Speaking in the European Parliament, he called for faster investigations and reforms to the World Trade Organization. The EU faces a €360 billion trade deficit with China.
The European Parliament is voicing growing concerns over US interferences, including sanctions against figures like Thierry Breton and Judge Nicolas Guillou. A special commission led by Nathalie Loiseau plans a session on the issue. At the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen appears to be looking the other way.
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Chinese political scientist Zheng Yongnian has warned Southeast Asian nations not to assume US backing or leverage US-China tensions for their own gains, as such a strategy could backfire. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) face a delicate balancing act between the US and China, its largest trading partner, amid ramped-up naval presence by both Beijing and Washington in the South China Sea.
Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, reaffirmed commitments to high-standard opening-up and domestic demand in a keynote speech Thursday at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 plenary. The event in Boao, Hainan province, themed "Shaping a Shared Future: New Dynamics, New Opportunities, New Cooperation," drew over 1,600 representatives from more than 60 countries and regions.
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A verbal clash continues between Philippine lawmakers and the Chinese embassy over a Senate resolution condemning Chinese diplomats for insulting Philippine officials defending national sovereignty. Embassy spokesperson Ji Lingpeng stated that the embassy is not intimidated by such 'tricks' from politicians. Philippine officials responded that the country is not a province of China and diplomatic immunity has limits.