The Chinese Foreign Minister met with the Spanish Prime Minister in Madrid

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, citing Austrian newspaper Die Presse, China will deepen its relations with the European Union. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Monday: “As long as China and the European Union strengthen their solidarity and cooperation, there will be no confrontation between the blocs.” The purpose of this cooperation is to maintain free trade, practice multilateralism and promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization. He added: China sees the European Union as an “important force in the multipolar model” and It supports the integration of Europe, the development and growth of the European Union and the achievement of strategic independence. On the other hand, the European Union wants to reduce its economic dependence on China. The European Union views the People’s Republic of China with increasing suspicion due to its close ties with Russia. In January, the European Commission unveiled plans to strengthen the EU’s economic security through closer scrutiny of foreign investments and more coordinated controls on exports and technology transfers to rivals such as China. This package of measures is a response to various risks caused by the Corona epidemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, cyber and infrastructure attacks, and increasing geopolitical tensions. China is making efforts in the field of security issues.

During the meeting of the Minister of Public Security of China Wang Xiaolong with the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán in Budapest, China offered to support its long-time strategic partner Hungary in the field of public security issues. slow According to him, this cooperation should go beyond trade and investment relations. Hungary, contrary to the opinion of part of the European Union as well as NATO, has tried to expand its relations with Russia and China in recent years. , which has often greatly annoyed its Western partners.

Criticism of NATO has repeatedly come from China, especially after the alliance said last year that Beijing was “ambitious”. and its coercive policies have questioned its interests, security and values. Chinese state media describe NATO as a “serious” challenge to global peace and stability.

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