Political and business leaders from China and Belgium reiterated their opposition against protectionism on Friday amid reports that the European Commission is poised to propose extending anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes.
“We should take concrete action to fight against all forms of protectionism in trade and investment,” Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping said in an opening address to the Belgium-China Economic and Trade Forum, which was held in Brussels Friday and brought together more than 300 people from Chinese and Belgian companies.
Xi said further development of China-EU relations faced new challenges as well as opportunities in the face of a number of international issues, including the global financial crisis.