“China and the EU should uphold multilateralism, defend fairness and justice, oppose unilateral bullying,” state media Xinhua cited Xi as saying on Tuesday. The two sides “should work together to address global challenges, and jointly promote an equitable and orderly multipolar world and an inclusive economic globalization,” he added.
China’s President Xi Jinping has called on European Union leaders to stand with it against unilateralism, in a veiled rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s efforts to upend the global world order.
In a message to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of EU-China ties, Xi said the two sides need to “properly manage” differences and deepen strategic communication.
