On Friday, an increasingly hopeless China appealed to European Union members to work with Beijing to resist the “unilateral bullying” brought about by punitive tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump.
Chinese national president Xi Jinping called when he met Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Xinhua, a state communications agency, said Xi Jinping, stressed the need for cooperation between the bloc and China in the weathering of Beijing's registration war with Washington.
As reported by Breitbart London, it was 24 hours after Australia rejected the same plea from Beijing.
“China and Europe should fulfill their international responsibilities and resist joint, unilateral bullying practices,” XI said. Report.
He emphasized that this “not only protects their own legitimate rights and interests, but also … protects international fairness and justice.”
The AFP report told a press conference after Sanchez met with XI that trade tensions should not hinder cooperation between the European Union and China.
Spain purchases around 45 billion euros ($49.1 billion) of goods each year from China, its fourth largest trading partner, but sells around 7.4 billion euros worth.
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“Both Spain and Europe have a significant trade deficit with China that we must strive to correct,” he admitted.
However, he said, “Trade tensions should not hinder the potential growth of China-Spanish relations, and the potential growth between China and the EU.”
