China says EU should 'rebalance' its mindset towards trade ties

BEIJING: China's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that the European Union should rebalance its mindset towards the bloc's trade ties with China.

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EU President von der Leyen says adjusting trade ties with China is a top priority.
China says the EU should change its attitude, not the trade relationship itself.
The exchange highlights growing economic friction between the EU and China.

"We hope the EU realise that what needs rebalancing at the moment is the EU's mentality, not China-EU economic and trade relations," Mao Ning, a ministry spokesperson, told a regular press briefing.

Mao was responding to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's remark that rebalancing the EU's economic relations with China should be a priority.