According to Zhang, the Chinese economy is moving from high-speed growth to high-quality development, in which technological innovation, digital connectivity and environmental protection play a more prominent role. The EU is in a twin transition to a green and digital economy.
"We need higher-quality development. We must make economic growth less resource-intensive... It is up to us to foster new drivers of cooperation in these areas, which will help improve livelihoods and better protect the planet that we call home," he said.
Zhang also called for closer cooperation. "In face of the pandemic, China and the EU choose to work together in solidarity. This illustrates once again that we are partners that need each other."
Talking about the threat to globalization posed by the pandemic, Zhang maintained that "interdependence is not outdated, neither decoupling nor self-isolation offers a way out."
"China will not stall its efforts to deepen reform and expand opening-up. We hope that the EU and other global partners will join us in safeguarding an open environment for global cooperation, upholding the multilateral trading system and keeping global supply chains stable," he said.
The Chinese ambassador said: "We look forward to concluding a high-level and balanced investment agreement between China and the EU," referring to the ongoing negotiation for the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment between the EU and China, which started in 2013 and aimed to conclude in 2020.
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