Forum focuses on stronger Sino-EU push for multilateralism

China and the European Union should work more closely to champion peaceful development and multilateralism and combat protectionist pressures amid global geopolitical uncertainties, top opinion leaders said at a forum in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday.

They also expressed hope that the expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, next week will lead to a consensus that will alleviate US-China trade tension.

The discussions took place at the China-Europe Forum on Reform and Globalization, organized by China Daily in cooperation with the China Institute for Reform and Development and the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics.