[Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and European Commission Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Sefcovic jointly held the second regular meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism] October 9th, October 8-9, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao co-chaired the second regular meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism with European Commission Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Sefcovic in Beijing and issued a joint statement. Based on the positioning of "stable and balanced key trading partners between China and Europe", the two sides jointly took stock of the progress of consultations in the four working areas of trade and investment balance, export control, intellectual property rights, and WTO reform under the mechanism since the first meeting, and conducted reciprocal, professional and constructive discussions on important economic and trade issues between China and Europe. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain communication and consultation on market access issues, gradually promote the resolution of mutual concerns such as medical devices, agricultural and food products, and inverter financing bans, and continue to promote an upward balance in China-EU trade. Both sides agreed to further strengthen the China-EU export control dialogue mechanism, continue to strengthen policy communication, promote the resolution of individual concerns of both parties, and study the possibility of introducing facilitation measures. The two sides agreed to conduct technical dialogue on the EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation (FSR) and continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation on intellectual property protection and WTO reform. Both parties agreed to explore investment and future-oriented cooperation. Wang Wentao expressed concern about the recent economic and trade restrictions introduced by the EU, and reiterated that China is not the source of the EU's problems, but a partner in solving them; he urged the EU and China to meet each other halfway, and on the premise of complying with WTO rules and taking care of each other's interests, properly resolve frictions and differences through dialogue and consultation, explore new opportunities for cooperation, expand new space, and contribute to the promotion of international economic growth and the security and stability of global production and supply chains. Sefcovic said that China is an important economic and trade partner of the EU and is willing to strengthen communication and exchanges with China under the EU-China Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism, manage frictions and differences through dialogue and consultation, jointly find constructive solutions, and promote a more balanced and stable development of EU-China economic and trade relations. Both sides believe that the second regular meeting is a new starting point for deepening cooperation between China and the EU, and instruct the working team to continue to advance follow-up work, promote the early implementation of consensus on relevant results, and prepare for the third regular meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism.