Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met virtually with EU officials to discuss trade relations and protest sanctions.

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met virtually with EU trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic on July 23, discussing economic and trade cooperation between China and the EU. Wang protested the EU's decision to include two Chinese financial institutions in its sanctions against Russia. The meeting addressed concerns over the sanctions and China-EU relations amid tensions related to the Ukraine war.