‘Frogs in a well’: Chinese diplomat slams Europe’s ‘outdated’ approach to China

A senior Chinese diplomat has accused Europe of taking an outdated, inward-looking approach to China, while signalling that Beijing is open to addressing Brussels’ concerns. Li Jian, director general of the Chinese foreign ministry’s Department of European Affairs, delivered his strongly worded speech at a high-level forum on Tuesday. At the conference hosted by the European Union delegation to China in Beijing, officials and experts from both sides shared concerns about economic dependencies...

By Cao Jiaxuan