CRI听力:Talks, Co-op Remain Themes of Sino-EU Ties: Ambassador

Yang Yanyi, head of China's Mission to the European Union, says trade and economic cooperation has always been the most stable pillar supporting relations between China and EU.

The European Union has remained China's biggest trading partner for ten years in a row, while China is the second largest trading partner of the EU.

Trade of goods between China and the EU reached over 615 billion US dollars last year.

However, the two sides have come across trade frictions from time to time.

The EU announced that it will impose anti-dumping duties on China's stainless steel industry in March.

Yang Yanyi believes the two sides can work out a solution to the dispute.

"Thankfully, both China and EU are strongly against trade protectionism. We have been making efforts to remove trade barriers. The two sides kept in touch through mechanisms such as high-level economic dialogues and ministerial-level Joint Trade Committee Meetings. We'll continue our talks and consultations to solve trade frictions."

According to Yang Yanyi, the two sides have successfully settled disputes over solar panels, poly-silicon and wine through negotiations and consultations.

Recently, the Chinese government proposed the "Belt and Road Initiatives", an attempt to build a community of shared destiny across the Eurasian continent. As the ending point of the Silk Road economic belt, Europe is expected to play an important role in this strategy.

Yang Yanyi says the EU has advantages in both funding and technologies. At the same time, it also needs plans to create jobs and stimulate investment. Through further cooperation, both China and the EU will benefit from the cross continental initiatives.

"Definitely, the European Union can become a participant and a partner of the 'Belt and Road Initiatives'. We are delighted to see that both the EU and its member states have expressed interest in and support to the initiatives. There are many similarities between EU's development agenda and our initiatives. If only we can properly integrate them, the effects will be amplified."

Yang Yanyi notes both China and EU are strong advocates of multi-polar world. She hopes the two sides would strengthen exchanges and negotiations so as to jointly voice their common concerns, which will help to establish a fair and just international order.