The Zhitong Finance App learned that in response to reporters' questions about France and Germany's demand that the EU strengthen trade defense and other protectionist tools, the Chinese side has always believed that interdependence is not a risk, the integration of interests is not a threat, and that open cooperation is the right path to development. Protectionism will not improve competitiveness; decoupling and breaking the chain will only hurt others to the detriment of oneself. We hope that France and Germany, as important global economies, can insist on open cooperation and free trade, abide by WTO rules, not encourage the EU to use protectionist tools frequently, let alone politicize economic and trade issues, and avoid following the wrong path in the wrong way and ultimately reverse themselves.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that in response to reporters' questions about France and Germany's demand that the EU strengthen trade defense and other protectionist tools, the Chinese side has always believed that interdependence is not a risk, the integration of interests is not a threat, and that open cooperation is the right path to development. Protectionism will not improve competitiveness; decoupling and breaking the chain will only hurt others to the detriment of oneself. We hope that France and Germany, as important global economies, can insist on open cooperation and free trade, abide by WTO rules, not encourage the EU to use protectionist tools frequently, let alone politicize economic and trade issues, and avoid following the wrong path in the wrong way and ultimately reverse themselves.