Wang Yi will chair the 8th LMC Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the Chinese Foreign Ministry will introduce the relevant situation. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) is the first new type of sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly initiated and established by the six countries in the basin. Connectivity projects such as the China-Laos Railway have provided "accelerators" for regional economic and trade and people-to-people exchanges, doubling China's annual trade volume with Mekong countries in past seven years.
The EU says it does not accept a long-term trade imbalance with China China: China does not deliberately pursue a trade surplus. More than one-third of the exports of European companies in China are sold back to Europe. Properly handling differences through dialogue and consultation is an important experience in the development of China-EU relations. It is hoped that the EU will work with China in the same direction, create a good atmosphere for the successful holding of the China- EU summit, and make joint efforts for the healthy and stable development.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning hosted a regular press conference on January 6. Recently, many EU member states expressed to China that they warmly welcome tourists from China and will not take any restrictive measures. In response to the unreasonable practices introduced by some countries, China will take corresponding measures in accordance with the principle of reciprocity in light of the epidemic situation and the needs of prevention and control.