China’s Xi calls on EU to work with China, says Beijing handles ties with sincerity, goodwill

BEIJING, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China hopes Germany can adhere to a “rational, pragmatic and friendly” China policy and that the European Union can work with China in the same direction, Chinese President Xi Jinping told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing on Friday.

China has always viewed the EU as a partner and has developed ties with the bloc “in a spirit of sincerity and goodwill,” Xi said, adding that cooperation outweighs competition and consensus outweighs differences in China-EU relations.

As long as China and the EU uphold a partnership positioning and adhere to equal dialogue, “differences and problems can always be resolved,” the Chinese president said.

(Reporting by Beijing NewsroomEditing by Tomasz Janowski)