Beijing said today that the European Union’s export policy to China, accompanied by restrictions on the export of high-tech products, was “pointless”, ahead of a summit in the Chinese capital..

“If the EU imposes strict restrictions on the export of high-tech products to China on the one hand, and hopes to significantly increase its exports to China on the other, I’m afraid it makes no sense,” said Wang Wenbin, a foreign ministry spokesman.

The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyenthe High Representative for the EU Foreign Policy Josep Borrell and European Council President Charles Michel are expected in Beijing tomorrow, Thursday, for the EU-China summit.

It will be the first face-to-face summit between Brussels leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Chiang since 2019, with trade one of the main topics of discussion.

Von der Leyen said in an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) before the meeting that “European leaders will not tolerate an imbalance in trade exchanges in the long term.”

Today Wang said at the regular press conference that “China is a reliable and necessary partner of the EU”.

“Properly managing differences through dialogue and consultation is important for the development of China-EU relations,” he stressed.

“We hope that the European side will work with China to meet halfway, create a positive atmosphere for the success of the China-EU leaders’ meeting, and make joint efforts for the healthy and stable development of China-EU relations. EU,” he added.