Beate Meinl-Reisinger is the Foreign Minister of Austria. On Thursday she meets the Foreign Minister of China. He is called Wang Yi. The meeting is in the city Beijing.
The minister talks about important topics. It is about the economy. And it is about human rights. Press freedom is also a topic.
Meinl-Reisinger says: China must become more open. Then Austria can also stay open. The EU and China often argue. It is about fair rules for trade.
China gives companies money from the state. We call this subventions. Many countries in Europe think this is unfair. Especially with electric cars there are problems.
Austria and China work together for a long time. They celebrate 55 years of diplomatic relations this year. Meinl-Reisinger also visits companies from Austria in China.
Soon more politicians travel to China. The National Council President Walter Rosenkranz comes in August. In autumn Chancellor Christian Stocker wants to travel to Beijing.
