Europe should reject Washington’s demands to curb trade with Beijing, a senior Chinese diplomat said, warning any country that shredded business ties with his nation would do so “at their own peril”.
Fu Cong, China’s ambassador to the EU, claimed the US would “stop at nothing” to disrupt normal relations between the bloc and China, adding that a “protectionist tendency” was on the rise in Europe.
“Who in their right mind would abandon such a thriving market as big as China?” Fu told the Financial Times, warning European politicians not to undermine positive business sentiment towards China. “It will only be at their own peril.”
