The European Union's foreign policy chief emphasized the urgent need for China to lift restrictions on rare earth element exports and warned of the serious threat posed by Chinese companies supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. During talks in Brussels, Kaja Kallas highlighted the need for balanced trade relations, calling for solutions that ensure reciprocity and fairness. She also pressingly called for an end to any material support for Russia's military efforts, urging a commitment to peace in Ukraine. These discussions are intended to set the stage for upcoming EU-China summit meetings.
The European Union's foreign policy chief urged China to end restrictions on the export of rare earth elements and warned that Chinese firms' support for Russia's war in Ukraine posed a serious threat to European security.
Kallas called on China to immediately cease all material support that sustains Russia's military industrial complex and support a full and unconditional ceasefire and a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
Kallas urged concrete solutions to rebalance the economic relationship, level the playing field, and improve reciprocity in market access.
The EU is seeking to improve its relations with China amid the United States' tariff war, but a trade spat has only deepened over alleged unfair practices by China.
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