Xi urges open world economy

Peace, growth, reform high on Sino-EU agenda

China and the European Union should make concerted efforts to safeguard multilateralism, the rules-based free trade system and an open world economy, President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

Xi's remark came as he met with visiting European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.