中欧双方代表在刚刚结束的贸易谈判中同意探讨在新能源、人工智能等领域的合作，北京将此次谈判描述为“平等、专业且建设性的”。
Chinese and European Union representatives agreed to explore cooperation in areas including new energy and artificial intelligence during their just concluded trade talks, which Beijing described as “equal, professional and constructive”.
中国商务部在周六发布的解读中表示，两大经济体“在新能源、人工智能、服务贸易、数字经济和绿色低碳领域具有巨大的合作潜力”，此前中国与欧盟于周四和周五在北京举行了第二轮贸易谈判。
The two economies “have huge cooperation potential in new energy, AI, services trade, the digital economy and green low-carbon fields”, China’s Ministry of Commerce said in an interpretation released on Saturday, following the second round of China-EU trade talks in Beijing on Thursday and Friday.
商务部称，双方重申了彼此作为重要贸易伙伴的定位，并同意在世界贸易组织框架内处理经贸分歧，推动“均衡且具有前瞻性”的经贸关系。
Both sides reaffirmed their positioning as key trading partners and agreed to handle economic and trade differences within the WTO framework, promoting “balanced and forward-looking” trade ties, the ministry said.
“双方认为[贸易磋商]机制运行顺畅高效。第二次常规会议的成功召开标志着一个新的起点，而非终点，”商务部表示。
“Both parties believe the [trade consultation] mechanism is operating smoothly and efficiently. The successful convening of the second regular meeting marks a new starting point, not an end point,” it said.
双方就电动汽车和混合动力汽车贸易进行了“深入”讨论，并“防止了局势升级”，欧盟将推进其最低进口价机制并在电动汽车反补贴案中审查程序，商务部称。
They held “in-depth” discussions on electric and hybrid vehicle trade and “prevented the situation from escalating”, with the EU set to advance its minimum import price mechanism and review procedures in the EV anti-subsidy case, it said.
欧盟贸易首席代表马罗什·塞夫科维奇周五向记者透露，北京承诺在四年内将向欧盟出口的中国混合动力汽车减少“数百万辆”。
EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic told reporters on Friday that Beijing had promised to cut Chinese hybrid car shipments to the bloc by “several million cars” over a four-year period.
商务部表示，双方准备就医疗器械和农产品等领域的市场准入问题展开讨论，并将继续就化妆品和医药产品的监管进行谈判。
The two sides were ready to discuss market access issues in areas such as medical devices and agricultural products, and would continue talks on the regulation of cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, the commerce ministry said.
欧盟支持的、使用来自“高风险”供应商逆变器的可再生能源项目融资议题——布鲁塞尔表示此举不针对特定国家——的讨论也将继续进行。
Discussions on EU-backed financing for renewable energy projects using inverters from “high-risk” suppliers – which Brussels said did not target any particular country – would also continue.
根据周六的会议纪要，双方“探索了”在中欧之间引入便利化措施以促进双用途物品合规贸易的可能性。
Both parties “explored the possibility” of introducing mutual facilitation measures for the compliant trade of dual-use items between China and the EU, according to Saturday’s readout.
他们同意加强政策沟通，保持全球供应链稳定，并在各自的法律框架下支持对受制裁企业实施“相互除名”程序的“实质性启动”。
They agreed to strengthen policy communication, keep global supply chains stable, and support the “substantive launch” of a process for the “mutual delisting” of sanctioned firms under their respective legal frameworks.
本周在北京举行的会议是在欧盟与中国贸易逆差创纪录、电动汽车反补贴案、欧盟外国补贴调查、中国稀土出口管制以及双方市场准入和采购壁垒等贸易紧张局势不断升级的背景下进行的。
This week’s meetings in Beijing unfolded against a backdrop of mounting trade tensions over the EU’s record deficit with China, the EV anti-subsidy case, EU foreign-subsidy probes, China’s rare earth export controls, and mutual market-access and procurement barriers. By Mandy Zuo