"i'm not afraid to get in a chinese electric car"
2024-09-10
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norwegian prime minister støre arrived in beijing on the morning of september 9 and will pay an official visit to china from september 9 to 11. according to the norwegian broadcasting corporation (nrk) on the 8th, støre said before his departure that norway and china are friends who respect each other. although there are some differences between the two countries, norway must cooperate and trade with china and will not choose the diplomatic route of "completely leaning towards the united states."
regarding the remarks attacking china made by outgoing nato secretary-general stoltenberg at a joint press conference on the 6th, stoltenberg said: "he is the nato secretary-general and reflects the views of the united states. i am the prime minister of norway." norway is a member of nato and the european economic area, "but at the same time it also has a long history of cooperation with china."
steller said he has always been interested in china, a country with a long history and rich culture, and he has witnessed china's rapid economic development and increasing international influence. speaking of the trade dispute between china and the united states, steller said he hopes that china and the united states will work together to avoid confrontation, and if the trade dispute escalates, norway's position will be consistent with that of european partners.
steller believes that other european countries largely agree with norway's views, advocating cooperation and open dialogue, while also taking into account security issues in certain areas. he stressed: "measures considered by the united states in its relations with china will not automatically become our measures. for example, norway has not imposed tariffs on chinese cars."
when asked if he would buy a chinese electric car, steller responded: "no one has advised me not to do so. i have a german electric car, but i am not afraid to get in a chinese electric car."
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regarding some western politicians' claims that chinese electric vehicles have "safety issues", støre told the norwegian broadcasting corporation that norwegian regulators will be responsible for supervision and providing advice. "they will tell us what we should and should not do. so far, there has been no suggestion that we cannot use chinese electric vehicles."
recently, the outgoing nato secretary-general stoltenberg attacked china at a joint press conference with stoltenberg, demanding that china "stop supporting" russia on the russia-ukraine conflict. he also claimed without any evidence that china "provides weapons, parts, equipment and raw materials to russia and is a decisive driver of russia's war on ukraine."
in response, støre said: "he is the secretary-general of nato and reflects the views of the united states. i am the prime minister of norway. we must start from the fact that norway is a member of nato, we are a member of the european economic area and have close relations with european countries. but at the same time we also have a long history of cooperation with china." he pointed out that norway would not choose to completely lean towards the united states.
støre stressed that norway and china are friends, that the two countries can discuss different opinions and have a mutually respectful relationship. "we must try to find a balance. we must cooperate with china and trade with china, but we also have areas where we do not cooperate."
steller arrived in beijing on the morning of september 9 and will pay an official visit to china from september 9 to 11. the norwegian broadcasting corporation said that steller will visit beijing and shanghai during the three-day trip, and a norwegian business delegation will accompany him.
mao ning, a spokesperson for the chinese ministry of foreign affairs, said on the 4th that norway was one of the first western countries to recognize the people's republic of china. this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and norway. china attaches great importance to the development of china-norway relations and is willing to work with norway to take this visit as an opportunity to continue traditional friendship, consolidate political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation, work together for green transformation, and promote the continued healthy and stable development of china-norway relations.
source | observer.com
