Overview

• Wang Yi cautioned EU leaders in Brussels that China and the bloc should not view their differences as grounds for confrontation, urging a pragmatic partnership.
• EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas pressed Beijing to halt what she described as security threats through cyberattacks, democratic interference and unfair trade practices.
• In meetings with Ursula von der Leyen and Maxime Prévot, Wang Yi positioned China as a stable counterweight to U.S. policy, insisting that none of Europe’s security challenges were caused by Beijing.
• The talks expanded to global crises including the war in Ukraine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and concerns over Iran’s nuclear program.
• Having wrapped up his Brussels engagements, Wang Yi will visit Germany and France before attending a 50th-anniversary EU-China summit in Beijing.