2026-10-08
53 分钟The European Parliament takes a tougher line on China as the EU Trade Commissioner is set to visit Beijing.
Travelers explore new destinations and richer experiences during the National Day holiday in China.
And the U.S.
Government proposes a $70,000 fee for international students seeking paid work experience in the country.
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I'm Do Hongyu in Beijing.
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Our first story.
The European Parliament has taken a tougher line on China, calling for stronger measures on trade,
security and economic relations, just as Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao
and EU Trade Commissioner Maro Sefkovic are set to hold high-stakes trade and investment talks in Beijing.
A new parliamentary report seeks to cast China as a decisive enabler of Russia.
Calls for a stronger European naval presence around the Taiwan Strait,
and frames China's industrial policies as an existential threat to the EU.
China has consistently maintained that China's development is an opportunity for Europe, not a threat,
and that the challenges facing Europe do not come from China.
Beijing has also stressed that protectionism will not make Europe more competitive,
and that decoupling will only harm others without benefiting oneself.
As the EU-China consultation scheduled for Thursday and Friday set to go ahead as planned,