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The 10th China-EU High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue will be held on September 25 in Beijing, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

The dialogue will be co-chaired by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commission's Executive Vice President and Commissioner for Trade.

China-EU trade is facing some tensions due to the EU's efforts to "de-risk" from Chinese companies and investments.

Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU is launching a probe into Chinese electric vehicles, claiming the prices of imported Chinese vehicles are being kept "artificially low by huge state subsidies." 

In response to the reportedly German move to impose further restrictions on Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday that China has always opposed any country's politicization of economic, trade, science and technology issues. "We believe that all countries should provide a fair, non-discriminatory and transparent business environment for businesses."

During the 9th High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue, held in July 2022, the two sides agreed to make joint efforts to promote practical cooperation on economic and trade issues, and to jointly address challenges facing the global economy.