The EU-China Summit in Brussels, with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, concludes with a seven-page joint statement today.
EU said that both sides reaffirm the strength of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, their resolve to work together for peace, prosperity and sustainable development and their commitment to multilateralism, and respect for international law and for fundamental norms governing international relations, with the United Nations (UN) at its core. The two sides commit to uphold the UN Charter and international law, and all three pillars of the UN system, namely peace and security, development and human rights.”
In short, the two sides pledged their joint commitment to uphold and update rule based orders, including WTO reform. Also bilateral talks will be setup for industrial subsidies. Both promised to have no forced transfer of technologies as price for investment. And both commit to create a level playing field.
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