Economic interdependence of China and EU is the greatest reason for strengthening relations for mutual benefit

Editor's note: The China-Europe Dialogue, organized by China Daily and the Guan Tong Foundation, invites prominent Chinese and European leaders and experts to express their esteemed views and facilitate mutual understanding and trust. The latest dialogue of this year saw Zheng Bijian, chairman of China Institute of Innovation and Development Strategy, and Felipe Gonzalez, former prime minister of Spain, discussing the potential and benefits of strengthening Sino-European relations. The two articles that follow are summaries of their views.

China's rise is bound to be peaceful. Economic globalization has made possible China's peaceful rise. And the peaceful rise of China in turn has offered and will continue to offer the world opportunities and a market for mutual benefit and win-win progress.