EU values-based foreign policy risks creating a ‘lot of rivals’, Chinese ambassador warns
- Fu Cong hits out at Brussels for characterising China as a ‘rival’ and says response to Israel-Gaza war shows how its values diverge from Global South’s
- Speaking at same event, EU ambassador to China Jorge Toledo hits back by accusing Beijing of double standards on Ukraine war and de-risking
Europe will have “a lot of rivals” if it continues to conduct its foreign policy according to values, China’s ambassador to the EU warned on Tuesday.
“Some will argue that China does not share EU values. If this logic follows, then the EU will have a lot of rivals,” Fu told an event hosted by the China Europe International Business School in Brussels.
“Because from the Middle East to Africa, from Asia to Latin America, there are many countries who obviously do not see eye to eye with Europe when it comes to values. We can clearly tell from the divergence of responses to the ongoing Gaza crisis in the Middle East.”
The conflict has laid bare divisions inside and outside of the EU. While some member states have called for an immediate ceasefire, others have fully backed Israel’s right to defend itself. As a result, the bloc has struggled to construct a coherent joint response.
