China and the EU will hold a high-level economic and trade dialogue on Tuesday amidst tensions over several issues including the war in Ukraine, Xinjiang and an as yet unratified investment agreement.
“The 9th #EUChina High-Level Economic & Trade Dialogue takes place tomorrow 19/07,” Executive Vice President of the EU Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, said on his Twitter account on Monday. “I look forward to co-chairing this important event together with China Vice-Premier Liu He.”
The last round of such dialogue was in July 2020 and was also led by Dombrovskis and Liu.
The virtual dialogue, which will also include representatives from the trade and economic ministries of both sides, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.
The report cited a European Commission representative as saying that a number of global economic challenges will be discussed during the dialogue, including food security and energy prices, supply chains, financial services, and bilateral trade and investment concerns.