Chinese Premier Li Qiang co-chairs the 25th China-EU Summit with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

　　BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- No matter how the international landscape evolves, cooperation should be the keynote and partnership the correct definition of China-EU relations, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday.

　　Li made the remarks when co-chairing the 25th China-EU Summit with President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

　　He noted that, over the past 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, China-EU relations have shown steady overall development and yielded fruitful outcomes.

　　China will continue to work with the EU to give play to the guidance role of high-level exchanges and strengthen strategic communication to foster a bilateral relationship that is increasingly stable, constructive, reciprocal, and globally important, Li said.

　　History has demonstrated time and again that when there is mutual respect, mutual understanding and mutual openness, China-EU cooperation runs smoothly and benefits both; when there is estrangement and disruption in their relations, cooperation stalls and both sides are hurt, Li said.

　　China and the EU have extensive common interests and no fundamental conflict, he said.