2020 is an unusual year. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge negative impact on the world. China and Europe supported and helped each other and actively worked together to fight the pandemic. The China-Europe trains were loaded with materials and goods for pandemic prevention and operated between the two continents.
2020 marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU. The pragmatic cooperation has become a highlight in the development of Sino-European relations. For the first time, China has become the EU’s largest trading partner. Both sides formally signed the China-EU Geographical Indication Agreement and decided to set up two high-level dialogue mechanisms, one green and one digital. The China-EU Investment Agreement negotiating team is currently working hard and efficiently. A number of cooperation achievements in 2020 prove that China and the EU are two important forces that support each other.
In 2020, China and the EU sent a clear signal to the world through exchanges at all levels and close cooperation on international affairs: In order to revitalize the world economy, improve global governance and achieve the goal of sustainable development, one must Maintain and practice multilateralism.
The ongoing pandemic, economic downturn, deteriorating ecology, development imbalance and strained international relations show that our earth is unhealthy. Although people have found a vaccine for the virus, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, “there is no vaccine to cure this planet”. There is no more effective cure for the planet than to support and practice multilateralism. The year 2021 is just around the corner: the populations of all countries are all hoping for a new chapter after the end of the pandemic. China and Europe should also work together to achieve this.
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