China and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) held the 6th Joint Committee
meeting on Oct. 29 in Qingdao, co-chaired by China’s chief trade negotiator and
MOFCOM deputy minister Li Chenggang and EEC Trade Commissioner Slepnev. China
expressed willingness to expand cooperation under the existing Agreement to
further trade liberalization and facilitation and to strengthen regional
supply‑chain stability and resilience. Both sides positively reviewed
implementation since the 5th Joint Committee in Nov. 2025, agreed to continue
robust implementation and to explore new areas of economic cooperation. The
meeting assessed progress on the China–EAEU trade cooperation roadmap and
reached multiple consensuses on trade liberalization and facilitation, trade
remedies, technical regulation, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, customs
cooperation, intellectual property, sectoral cooperation, e-commerce, WTO
cooperation and next steps. Parties signed the meeting minutes and updated the
roadmap.
