# Xi urges EU to work with China, says Beijing handles ties with sincerity and goodwill

https://mins.news/en/item/122390

- Reuters, 2026-10-30 12:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-xi-calls-eu-work-with-china-says-beijing-handles-ties-with-sincerity-2026-10-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae48ca453aa080001e55891

> Chinese President Xi Jinping told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Beijing on Friday that China hopes Germany will pursue a “rational, pragmatic and friendly” policy toward China, and that the EU will work with China in the same direction.

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