China: Daily Scan, March 19, 2021

China remains EU's largest trading partner in January: Eurostat: Xinhuanet

March 19, 2021

China maintained its position as the European Union (EU)'s largest trading partner as of January, according to data published by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, on Thursday.
In the first month of 2021, the EU exported goods to the value of 16.1 billion euros (about 19.2 billion U.S. dollars) to China, up by 6.6 percent year-on-year, while the imports from China declined by 3.8 percent to 33.3 billion euros.
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US attacks on China at dialogue 'not the way to treat guests': China Daily

March 19, 2021

The Chinese side has responded solemnly to "unreasonable attacks" made by the US side at the beginning of the bilateral high-level strategic dialogue in Anchorage, Alaska, an official with the Chinese delegation said on Friday.
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NPC, HK leaders slam US sanctions: China Daily

March 19, 2021

China's top legislature and Hong Kong's political leaders and scholars on Thursday shrugged off the United States' latest sanctions over Hong Kong's electoral system overhaul, saying they will not flinch from the despicable interference.
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Chinese diplomats deal vigorous counterblows to condescending US representatives; common ground hard to reach on contrasting logics: Global Times

March 19, 2021

Unsurprisingly and without any greetings, the world closely watched the China-US Alaska talks turn into an intense back-and-forth within minutes of opening, but the two sides' hardline stances were still beyond the expectations of observers.
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Six points China has to let US understand: Global Times editorial:Global Times

March 18, 2021

China's top diplomats Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Alaska on Friday (Beijing time). The meeting will last two days.
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