China hopes to work with EU on 'stable, balanced' trade ties, minister says

​China ​hopes the ‌European Union will ​work with it to ‌build "stable and balanced trade ties as key trading partners," Chinese ‌Foreign Minister Wang Yi ‌told his French counterpart over the phone on Tuesday, ⁠Wang's ministry ​said. China ⁠and Europe will both benefit ⁠from cooperation, but both lose from ​confrontation, Wang said.

China hopes ⁠France will "abide by the one-China ⁠principle with ​concrete actions," he added, according to ⁠the official Chinese summary of the ⁠conversation.