FM spokesperson says China and the EU are partners, not rivals

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday reiterated that China and the European Union (EU) are partners, instead of rivals.

"China-EU cooperation should be a positive cycle that enables our mutual success, not a knock-out match which results in only one winner," said Wang Wenbin, a spokesperson for the ministry.

Wang made the remarks as comments to a recent report by France's Jacques Delors Institute, which