2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the European Union.
Over the past half century, China and the European Union have continued to enhance political mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and adhere to multilateralism, bringing tangible benefits to the Chinese and European people and making important contributions to world peace and development.
Mutual cooperation has become the main tone and prominent feature of China-EU relations. Faced with an international situation with increasing turbulence, instability and uncertainty, China-EU cooperation has become increasingly important and timely.
China and the European Union should take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to build consensus on the positioning of the partnership, build a solid foundation for bilateral practical cooperation, and bravely shoulder the heavy responsibility of world peace and development, while continuing to benefit the Chinese and European people and inject new impetus into world peace and development.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations for half a century, China, the European Union and its member states have undergone major changes, but the original intention of cooperation between the two sides has not changed. After 50 years of development, the two sides have become one of each other’s most important economic cooperation partners, and cooperation in other fields has also been steadily expanded. Looking back on the 50-year cooperation between China and the European Union, it can be seen that China-EU relations present three significant characteristics: pragmatism, stability and strategic nature. Pragmatism lays a solid foundation for China-EU relations, stability ensures the healthy development of China-EU relations, and strategic nature points the way for the development of China-EU relations, reflecting the global significance of China-EU cooperation.
At present, the world’s century-old changes are accelerating, and human society has once again come to a critical crossroads. A healthy and stable China-EU relationship will not only achieve each other, but also illuminate the world. Standing at a new historical starting point for China-EU cooperation, both sides face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. Looking to the future, China-EU cooperation has unlimited potential and bright prospects. As long as both sides insist on mutual respect and equal treatment, enhance understanding, deepen mutual trust, focus on cooperation and achieve win-win results, they will be able to overcome various obstacles on the road ahead, jointly create a more brilliant future for China-EU cooperation, and contribute more wisdom and strength to building a more peaceful, prosperous and just world.
