China is open to holding dialogues with the European Union to resolve trade frictions and will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate interests of Chinese companies, said senior Chinese commerce officials in Europe.
China s market for businesses has seen significant improvement and substantial changes over the past 15 years and is generally moving in the right direction, Julian Fisher, chair of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, said in an interview with the Global Times on Wednesday. Fisher also shared his insights on the potential for bilateral cooperation in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, where China holds competitive advantages.
The Dutch government has softened its tone over controls on exports of lithography machines by Dutch companies to China, as the Netherlands seeks to keep ASML in the country and expand cooperation with China, despite pressure from the US government to stymie China s technology rise.
The UK government s reported attempt to break dependence on China for key minerals needed for wind turbines and electric vehicles is impracticable and may have an impact on its green transformation, Chinese experts said.