Joint defense against Trump's trade assault

While it is true that China and Europe do not always see eye to eye with each other, one thing they agree on is that the protectionism of the Trump administration should be opposed.

This solidarity will undoubtedly be to the fore during Premier Li Keqiang's six-day visit to Bulgaria and Germany that starts on Thursday, during which he will attend the seventh Leaders' Meeting between China and Central and Eastern European Countries to be held in Sofia, the Bulgarian capital.

As US President Donald Trump is threatening billions of dollars in tariffs on steel, aluminum and cars imported from Europe, escalating worries over a full-blown global trade war, China, which is also a victim of the Trump administration's protectionism, is reaching out to the continent with a clear message they should work together to uphold free trade and economic globalization.