MNI BRIEF: China Appoints Hua Chunying To CEEC
MNI (BEIJING) - China has appointed Hua Chunying, vice minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the Secretary-General of the China-Central and Eastern European Cooperation Secretariat, the organisation announced on Wednesday.
The Secretariat is responsible for coordinating the China-CEEC Summit and economic and trade forums, according to information on the organisation’s website.
Beijing will fancy its chances of drawing the European Union away from its China derisking strategy as the chances of an EU-U.S. deal over tariffs are relatively low, despite Brussels potentially using the prospect of closer ties with Beijing as a bargaining chip with U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior Chinese policy advisor told MNI. (See MNI: U.S. Policies Will Push EU, China Closer - Senior Advisor)