Munich (Germany), 18 Feb.- Wang Yi, China’s foreign policy chief, assured during a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Beijing seeks to “fully restart” trade with Germany and Europe once “the pandemic” has passed. been overcome in the Asian country.
Wang, director of the Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Foreign Affairs Commission, met with Scholz on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference yesterday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
The head of Chinese diplomacy told the German leader that his country “successfully overcame the impact of the pandemic” and that it is “willing to comprehensively resume exchanges with Germany and Europe in various fields” .
“The two sides should actively prepare for a new round of government consultations and draw up a plan for the development of bilateral relations. China and Germany should jointly uphold multilateralism and free trade, oppose decoupling and maintain effectively the stability of the global production and supply chain,” he added.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, Wang Yi said that “China has always been on the side of peace” and is “committed to promoting it”.
“China advocates a ceasefire and an end to the war. The German side should also play a constructive role in calming the situation,” he said.
According to the statement from the Chinese authorities, Scholz noted that “strong relations between Germany and China lead to global stability and prosperity.”
Wang, the CPC’s foreign policy chief and former foreign minister, will deliver a speech at the conference on Thursday to, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, “clarify China’s commitment to peaceful development” and ” share China’s position on foreign affairs”. international interest”.
Since the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine, China has maintained an ambiguous position in which it has called for respect for the “territorial integrity of all countries”, including Ukraine, and for attention to the “legitimate concerns of all countries”, in reference to in Russia.