Our trade imbalance and deficit is continuously getting bigger, which is unsustainable and needs to be addressed.
We need transparency, reciprocity, and a level playing field. Call it increasing strategic autonomy or de-risking, it comes down to the same thing.
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RT @JosepBorrellF: I was supposed to be in Beijing today to discuss EU-China relations, and regional and global issues, but had to cancel my visit.
Read my blog post with key messages I intended to …
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1646782427354865664
The world has changed and so has China, and the time of the “mondialisation heureuse” is over.
If we want an international order where cooperation prevails over confrontation, everyone must fully exercise their responsibilities to ensure respect for international law.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1646782430471135235
Main point comes down to two fundamental questions: How do we see China? Under what conditions can we work together for common global good?
For establishing trust, we need to understand each other on major intl' issues and make progress towards peaceful conflict resolution
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1646782433361100800
On Ukraine, we pay particular attention to steps to make Russia listen to reason
China has major responsibilities, and it will be difficult to maintain trust if China does not contribute to search for political solution, based on Russia's withdrawal from Ukrainian territory
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1646782439623106560
On Taiwan, EU position is consistent and clear and we remain fundamentally committed to our One China Policy.
Provocations that can only fuel mistrust must be avoided, and any attempt to change the status quo by force is unacceptable.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/JosepBorrellF/status/1646782436670418945