Beyond modern trade tensions and diplomatic milestones, Europe and China’s profound connection stems from a 3,000-year interplay of ideas, goods, and values, shaping their intertwined visions of governance, equality, and societal progress.
A sound and stable partnership between China and the EU will not only propel shared development, but also illuminate a path for the world.
EU-China relations, despite their complexity, remain indispensable. In this anniversary year, the focus must not be on nostalgia, but on renewal and possibility.
The mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Spain is not only an epitome of but also a model for the development of China-EU relations.
China and the EU are now each other’s most critical trade partners, with highly complementary economies and intertwined interests. Businesses from both sides continue to ramp up investments in each other’s markets.
In the battle between hegemony and multilateralism, the world’s future belongs to those who build bridges, not walls.
The similarities in goals and strategies can provide China and Europe with momentum for enhanced cooperation, ensuring that both sides could continue to benefit from each other’s development and would offer models of effective cooperation and viable solutions for other countries in a world of uncertainty and turbulence.
We need to try to find platforms and mechanisms to work together to enable people to have open, constructive, and frank dialogues with each other.
There are a lot of opportunities for European companies in these quite new industries, as well as in more traditional industries such as automotive, energy, hospitality, and healthcare.
The extent to which Europe can truly assert its independence is still uncertain. However, Spain’s example clearly demonstrates that a genuinely independent foreign policy is achievable and beneficial.
By fostering deeper cooperation, embracing dialogue, and working towards common goals, Europe and China can continue to be forces for peace, development, and sustainability in the decades to come.
With 2025 going to be a special year for China-Europe ties, 2024 has provided many inspirations, from a milestone in the China-Europe train service to a new center for cooperation.
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