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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday called on the European Union to strengthen trust and cooperation with China, saying the two sides should focus on mutual success rather than rivalry.
Speaking to European envoys in Beijing, Wang said, “There are no territorial disputes or geopolitical conflicts between China and the EU, let alone any fundamental clashes of interests.”
Describing China and the EU as “two major constructive forces in the world,” Wang urged both sides to manage differences, promote multilateralism, and raise their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to “a new level,” according to state media Xinhua.
The meeting comes days after the EU excluded Chinese firms from public tenders for medical devices exceeding €5 million ($5.7 million). Wang voiced hope that Brussels would continue to support the One-China principle and oppose Taiwan’s independence claims.
China and the EU are expected to hold a summit in Beijing in July, amid renewed efforts to ease tensions. Beijing recently lifted sanctions on five EU lawmakers.
According to the European Commission, China-EU trade was worth €739 billion ($863 billion) in 2023.
Mexico and South Africa meet in Thursday’s World Cup opener in Mexico City, with both teams approaching the match from very different positions but facing their own pressures.
SpaceX has made history with the largest initial public offering ever in the United States, pricing its shares at $135 each and achieving a market valuation of $1.77 trillion.
U.S. Donald Trump has said he has cancelled planned strikes on Iranian oil and gas ports announced earlier on Thursday. Trump said he made the decision after senior leadership in Iran agreed to peace talks.
While France hosts next week’s Group of Seven summit, businesses in neighbouring Switzerland have already begun taking precautions, with many shops in Geneva boarded up ahead of a large anti-G7 demonstration expected on Sunday.
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner has found that xAI’s Grok chatbot and its parent company X Corp. violated federal privacy law by launching an AI image-generation tool without adequate safeguards, enabling the creation and distribution of non-consensual sexualised deepfakes.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have criticised Britain, France and Germany for leaving them out of talks with Russia about a potential future peace deal for Ukraine.
The International Labour Organization has adopted the first-ever international agreement aimed at protecting digital platform workers, marking a major step in regulating labour conditions in the global gig economy.
Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly’s Monaco Grand Prix podium has been reinstated after Alpine successfully challenged his post-race penalties through a Right of Review request with the FIA.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that significant “blind spots” remain in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising concerns that the true scale of infections may not yet be fully understood.
The United States is planning to significantly reduce the aircraft and warships it makes available for NATO operations in Europe, according to reports citing two senior European officials.
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