China slams EU-U.S. statement, urges against forming 'small groups'

The Chinese Mission to the European Union on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition to the EU-U.S. summit statement's reference to China-related issues.

The statement is full of Cold War mentality and bloc politics, a spokesperson for the mission said.

The act of forming "small groups" is going against the tide of history and is completely against the international and regional peace and stability, the mission said.

China will firmly walk the path of "peaceful development" and safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, the spokesperson added.