China and the EU reaffirmed that, as key trading partners, they will manage differences within the WTO framework and are committed to stabilising and rebalancing bilateral economic and trade ties. They agreed to hold the Mechanism’s third meeting in March 2027 and to maintain close communication beforehand, including a ministerial video meeting in January.

CENTCOM said meeting attendees stressed that rising commercial shipping traffic is strengthening momentum for freedom of navigation.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued Opinions on developing new-quality productive forces, directing improvements to market regulation and market access and stronger enforcement of antitrust and anti-unfair-competition rules. The document calls for enhanced governance in AI, biotechnology and related fields; strengthened cross-department joint supervision and regulatory innovation; fewer on-site inspections and exploration of a “use data to decide, use data to manage” regulatory model to raise cross-agency supervision intelligence. It also mandates an efficient comprehensive intellectual property management system with improved punitive damages, and calls for study of a tax system adapted to new business formats.