Reporters from Cankao Xiaoxi website reported on April 24 that according to a report by EFE News on April 23, Josep Borrell, the former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on April 23 that the EU and China should "strive for mutual understanding" and overcome mutual distrust in order to maintain world order which has been subject to a "blowout impact" due to Donald Trump's return to power. He also said that the EU and China "cannot afford" to continue their confrontation.

Borrell believed that the relationship between Brussels and Beijing was "developing in a good direction", "because the current geopolitical landscape provides opportunities".

Borrell said at a seminar hosted by the Royal Institute of Elcano that "the world cannot afford that China and the EU cannot cooperate on the most important issues and do not strive for mutual understanding."

Borrell said that the beginning of Trump's second term "was like an earthquake," causing a "blowout impact" on the foundation of world order. He is currently the head of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs think tank and a visiting senior researcher at the Royal Institute of Elcano.

Borrell pointed out that markets are showing Trump that colliding with China through ultra-high tariffs is "unfeasible" because it is incompatible with economic growth.

Borrell emphasized that "trade wars will inevitably lead to the collapse of the entire economic system." He expressed regret over the damage already inflicted on the global economy.

He said, "This madness is creating new opportunities for European countries." He believed that European countries should start from areas such as civilian exchanges and student exchanges to strive to enhance mutual understanding with China. (Translated by Tian Ce)

Josep Borrell, the former EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (AP photo materials)

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