The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visits to Germany and France last week have strengthened strategic cooperation between Beijing and the EU, and that it is the right time to deepen ties. The ministry said that China is pleased to see France and Germany, as core EU countries, leading the EU to achieve strategic autonomy, establish an objective, rational and correct perception of China, properly handle the economic and trade disputes between China and the EU, and jointly promote the development of bilateral relations.