VIDEO “Europe cannot accept such practices”. Von der Leyen and Macron face off against Xi Jinping

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Monday that she will demand “fair” competition with China during the meeting with President Xi Jinping in Paris, AFP notes. The leader from Beijing is making a rare visit to Europe, the first in the last five The two were received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace for a trilateral meeting.

13:00 Emmanuel Macron pleaded with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for “fair rules for all” in trade between Europe and China, reports AFP.

“The future of our continent will very clearly depend on our ability to develop relations with China in a balanced manner,” he said.

“Coordination” with Beijing on the “major crises” in Ukraine and in the Middle East is “absolutely decisive”, Macron also said.

12:36 p.mXi Jinping told Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen that as “two major powers in the world, we should both adhere to the position of partnership, adhere to dialogue and cooperation,” according to The Guardian.

He said both sides should “carry out strategic cooperation” and promote “stable and healthy development, contribute to world peace and development.”

12:32 p.m China considers Europe to be a priority of its foreign policy and sees China-EU relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, President Xi Jinping said in Paris on Monday, Reuters reports.

China and the EU should remain committed to partnership, Xi said in opening remarks.

Ursula von der Leyen thanked Emmanuel Macron for convening the meeting.

“I’m glad to see you again,” von der Leyen told Xi Jinping, as quoted by The Guardian.

“The European Union and China want good relations and, given China’s global weight, our engagement is essential to ensure mutual respect, avoid misunderstandings and find solutions to global challenges,” said the head of the European Commission.

“Both China and the European Union share a common interest in peace and security and the effective functioning of the rules-based international order,” she said, adding that “we are determined to stop Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine “.

12:17 p.mFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday during a rare visit to the Elysee Palace. And the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived at the Elysee Palace.

09:52“We must act to ensure that the competition is fair and undistorted,” she said in a statement published a few hours before the tripartite meeting with Xi Jiping and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, writes Agerpres.

“China currently produces, with massive subsidies, more than it sells because of its weak domestic demand. This leads to an oversupply of subsidized Chinese products such as electric vehicles and steel, leading to unfair trade,” she charged.

“Europe cannot accept such practices that distort the market and that could lead to deindustrialization in Europe,” insisted Ursula von der Leyen.

In previous discussions with the Chinese president, “I stated that the current imbalances in terms of market access are not sustainable and must be corrected,” she added.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Paris on Sunday on his first trip to Europe in 5 years.

Trade and the war between Russia and Ukraine are on the agenda during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, according to Reuters.

In a statement released upon arrival, Xi praised the ties between the two nations, despite trade tensions linked to a European Union investigation.

Xi said China-France ties are “a model for the international community of peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation between countries with different social systems.”

“China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with the EU”

Chinese state media tried to strike a conciliatory tone in various editorials on Monday.

“Economic and trade cooperation between China and the EU is huge, and bumps and bruises are inevitable,” wrote the People’s Daily, the leading newspaper of the Communist Party. “China is willing to strengthen communication and coordination with the EU, promote cooperation and resolve differences through dialogue.”

The Global Times wrote that “China’s desire to expand cooperation with Europe and support Europe’s strategic autonomy remains unshakable.”

The commercial differences between Brussels and Beijing are numerous.

Threatened to be caught in the middle between the American and Chinese economies, which benefit from massive aid from public authorities, the European Union has in recent months intensified its investigations into the subsidies granted by the Chinese state in several industrial sectors, especially in the field of electric vehicles, accused of false competition.

In Beijing, these measures, which are considered “protectionist”, are not well received.