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China, EU discuss 'level playing field' on trade, EU's Sefcovic says
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Posted on March 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on March 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
EU's Sefcovic and China's Wang discussed trade equality, focusing on a level playing field for trade and investment during their recent meeting in Beijing.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met visiting European Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maros Sefcovic for a discussion that Sefcovic said on Saturday included a "level playing field" on trade.
China's commerce ministry described the Friday meeting as a frank and pragmatic exchange of views.
Sefcovic posted on X that it was necessary to ensure the EU-China "relationship is based on a level playing field, in terms of trade flows as well as investment, with symmetrical markets opening".
The Slovak commissioner also met with China's economy tsar on Friday during his first trip to Beijing since being confirmed late last year.
Top officials in Beijing and Europe are looking for common ground despite long-running trade disputes as the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump threatens to upend transatlantic ties and global trade.
(Reporting by Lewis Jackson and Jenny Su in Beijing; Editing by William Mallard)
The main topic is the discussion between the EU and China on ensuring a level playing field in trade and investment.
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic participated in the meeting.
The focus was on achieving trade equality and symmetrical market openings between the EU and China.
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