Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao meets EU trade commissioner Šefčovič in Beijing
In short
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met European Commission Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Šefčovič in Beijing on October 8, CLS reported. 36Kr and Yicai also reported the meeting. The reports available give no details of what was discussed.
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Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met European Commission Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Šefčovič in Beijing on October 8, according to CLS. 36Kr also reported that Wang met Šefčovič in Beijing, and Yicai carried a headline reporting the meeting. None of the reports available give details of the subjects discussed or any outcome of the meeting. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The meeting brings together China's commerce minister and the European Commission's commissioner for trade and economic security. Three business and tech outlets reported it, but the reports available give no topics or outcomes, so its significance cannot be judged from them.
Key facts
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- What Wang Wentao and Šefčovič discussed and whether any agreement was reached. The reports available consist only of headlines and one-sentence summaries that give no details of the talks.
- The date of the meeting. Only CLS states that the meeting took place on October 8.