Ministry of Commerce: China has always maintained an open attitude towards the signing of bilateral economic and trade arrangements between China and the EU.

On April 9th, the Ministry of Commerce held a routine press conference. This week, delegations from several states in Germany came to China to attract investment, and some European leaders also mentioned the possibility of reaching a China-EU trade agreement in the future. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, stated that China has always maintained an open attitude towards signing bilateral economic and trade arrangements with the EU, and welcomes the relevant proposals from European leaders. China and the EU are important economic and trade partners for each other. Over the years, the foundation of China-EU economic and trade cooperation has been solid, with sufficient growth impetus and deep integration of production and supply chains, forming a benign pattern of mutual complementarity and mutual benefit. However, in recent years, the EU has used various economic and trade tools to investigate and restrict Chinese companies, and has recently introduced draft revisions to the "Cybersecurity Law" and the "Industrial Accelerator Law," which have seriously affected the confidence and expectations of Chinese and European companies in cooperation. We hope that the EU will listen more to the voices of its member states and the European industry, abandon protectionist practices, move towards China, replace "building walls and setting barriers" with open cooperation, resolve differences through dialogue and consultation, and jointly promote the healthy development of China-EU economic and trade relations. The original text is as follows: Ministry of Commerce Holds Routine Press Conference (April 9, 2026) [He Yadong]: Dear journalists and friends, Good afternoon everyone, welcome to attend the routine press conference of the Ministry of Commerce. Today, I have no information to report to you. I am willing to answer questions from journalists and friends. Please ask your questions. [CCTV reporter]: We noticed that last month, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao mentioned at a press conference on economic themes during the Two Sessions that this year a series of activities will be carried out around the three major brands of "Buy in China," "Export from China," and "Invest in China." What progress has been made in relation to the arrangements for Export from China? What activities can we look forward to next? [He Yadong]: In recent years, based on China's advantage as a super-large market, the Ministry of Commerce has launched the three national brand activities of "Buy in China," "Export from China," and "Invest in China," forming an organically connected brand matrix. Regarding the "Export from China" that you mentioned, this is a brand newly created from the perspective of trade partners, from the perspective of trade balance. The "Export from China" brand drives exports to China...