On March 4, 2024, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui arrived in Brussels, and held talks with Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific Niclas Kvarnström and Managing Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and OSCE Michael Siebert at the European External Action Service. They had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the crisis situation in Ukraine and the peace talks. Head of the Chinese Mission to the European Union (EU) Ambassador Fu Cong and Minister Zhu Jing attended the meeting.

Li Hui also said that China firmly opposes the EU's inclusion of Chinese enterprises in the latest list of sanctions against Russia, urging the EU to unconditionally cancel the listing of Chinese enterprises and return to the right track of dialogue and consultation with China.