Xi tells Steinmeier EU should pursue 'rational, pragmatic' China policy
Chinese president frames cooperation with Europe as outweighing competition, calling for equal dialogue to resolve differences.
What to know
- Xi pitched a cooperative framework to Germany's president, emphasizing equal dialogue and partnership as the foundation for resolving China-EU disputes.
- China's messaging positions itself as a reliable partner acting in 'sincerity and goodwill,' contrasting cooperation with competition in bilateral relations.
- The meeting signals China's outreach to Europe at a moment of geopolitical tension, with Germany a potential pivot point in EU-China relations.
Xi Jinping Chinese PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier German President
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Xi says equal dialogue can resolve all differences with EU
Xi asserted that as long as China and the EU maintain partnership positioning and adhere to equal dialogue, 'differences and problems can always be resolved,' presenting a framework for managing bilateral disagreements.
“As long as China and the EU uphold a partnership positioning and adhere to equal dialogue, 'differences and problems can always be resolved'”
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FYI Russia aren’t a super power. Their financial power is pretty lame smaller than many EU countries. They only get away with it because they hoodwink people in to thinking they’re bigger than they are. Their territory covers a lot of land but most that land is worthless. Their military can’t even take out one neighbour after years of fighting…
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conducting the largest European IP theft of any nation Have you been asleep for the past half a decade? The largest IP theft of history has been done by US AI companies. Absolutely dwarfing any IP theft that China has done by orders of magnitude. It's not even close to comparable. This is entirely quantifiable.
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Well we can't just isolate ourselves, not to mention that China can't either and if they don't form ties with us, they'll do it with someone else. I don't love the Chinese approach but they're by far the most reliable and less beckstabbing allies on the market in 2026
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Xi frames cooperation as dominant theme in China-EU relations
Xi stated that China has always viewed the EU as a partner and developed ties 'in a spirit of sincerity and goodwill,' emphasizing that cooperation outweighs competition and consensus outweighs differences in the bilateral relationship.
“China has always viewed the EU as a partner and has developed ties with the bloc 'in a spirit of sincerity and goodwill'”
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2 outlets China's Xi calls on EU to work with China, says Beijing handles ties with sincerity, goodwill
first by www.marketscreener.com, 9d ago · also Reuters
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Xi meets Steinmeier, calls for 'rational, pragmatic' EU-China policy — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing and urged Germany and the broader EU to adopt a 'rational, pragmatic and friendly' approach to China relations. Xi characterized China-EU ties as fundamentally cooperative.
What people are saying 6 voices from 1 site · best of 9 · verbatim
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What do you mean? Our leaders in the EU already *are* the dumbest people on the planet.
- Nov 2
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You're an absolute retard if you can't click on the citations from academically published journals linked on the wiki page. And again, where is the CCP transparency of their own numbers?
- Nov 1
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Well, even if China doesn't raise price, they can suddenly restrict export of their stuff to disrupt other economies. For example, they are already doing it with their rare earth.
- Oct 31
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Reminder this only started to become a prominent talking point in the last 2 years. In the bigger picture, that's nothing.
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Europe should deal with whoever suits. No more toeing the US line. Simple enough.
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The same Beijing that banned EU officials from entering CHina because they dared to speak against the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang? That Beijing handles ties with sincerity and goodwill?