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BRUSSELS, June 1-- Top diplomats of China and the European Union(EU) on Friday pledged to deepen strategic cooperation and safeguard multilateralism. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini co-chaired the eighth round of the China-EU high-level strategic dialogue in Brussels. Reviewing the development of the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership established 15 years ago, Wang hailed a favorable situation featuring all-dimensional exchanges and cooperation covering various fields. Noting that unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise in the international landscape, Wang said China and the EU, as two stable forces, should strengthen strategic communication, promote mutual strategic trust, and deepen strategic cooperation. The two sides should jointly safeguard the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, and safeguard multilateralism and global free trade regime, he said, adding that both sides should make due contributions to tackle global challenges. On economic cooperation, Wang said China is willing to promote mutual investment, and jointly construct the Belt and Road Initiative with the EU. Mogherini, for her part, was on the same page with Wang on the importance of China-EU relationship. She stressed that the EU is willing to work with China to uphold and strengthen the multilateral system with the United Nations at the core, and the rules-based international order. | 
