FM: Ties with Europe remain on solid ground

Cooperation between China and the European Union far outweighs any competition between them, and the two sides share more consensuses than differences, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.

"China and the EU are each other's opportunity rather than threat, and we are bound by the community of shared future in the globalized world," Wang told reporters after meeting with visiting Netherlands Foreign Minister Stef Blok in Beijing.

China has always attached importance to Europe and pursues a positive policy toward the continent, he said.