Li Keqiang Visits Europe, Agrees EU to Set up 15 Additional Visa Centers, Willing to Participate in European Investment Plan

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China agreed the EU would set up 15 additional visa centers

On the afternoon of June 29 (local time) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and European Commission President Juncker at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, co-chaired the 17th Council of leaders of China and European.

Lee said that China and the EU should follow the trend and do something, improve themselves and go beyond hand in hand, open up a new situation in China-EU relations.

First is the strategic direction of sino-EU relations. The second is to open up a new world of cooperation, to make the "one belt one road", the international production cooperation initiative connected with the European investment plan, to promote interoperability and economic growth, and to develop third-party market. The third is exchanges, mutual learning and mutual support. The fourth is to promote personnel exchanges facilitation. China agreed that EU would set up visa center in the 15 non-consulate cities to facilitate more Chinese citizens to apply for visas to Europe. Fifth is to work together to provide global public goods.

After the meeting, Li Keqiang and Tusk, Juncker witnessed the signing of cooperation documents of China-EU urbanization, infrastructure construction, science and technology, intellectual property, customs, quality inspection and other areas.

EU Business Summit

Willing to participate in European investment plan

On the afternoon of June 29 at local time, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang together with European Commission President Juncker attended the China-EU Business Summit in Brussels, and delivered a keynote speech.

Lee pointed out that as the world's two major economies, China and EU have responsibilities to work together to promote international production cooperation :

First, China is ready to butt the European Strategic Investment Plan, and make breakthrough in the infrastructure build. China is willing to take advantage of other infrastructure team, technology and management, to participate in the 315 billion euros of European investment plans EU recently launched.

Second, both sides can focus on equipment manufacturing, and make breakthrough in the third-party cooperation.

Third, we must face industrial investment demand, and make breakthrough in financial cooperation. China has ample foreign exchange reserves, and it is willing to participate in the European development though buying the debt and direct investment. China will actively consider to establish China-EU joint investment fund and to boost European Strategic Investment Fund.

Fourth, we must make breakthrough in improving the level of trade and investment liberalization. In the principle of mutual benefit, China and EU deal with issues such as trade friction, it’s hopeful that in 2020 trade volume between China and EU will reach $1 trillion. (www.chinainout.com)