Premier Li Keqiang attends a high-level virtual dialogue with European business leaders in Beijing on Feb 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Premier Li Keqiang on Friday hosted a high-level virtual dialogue with European business leaders in Beijing.

Li started by giving an overview of the current state of the Chinese economy and its outlook, and exchanged views with participants on China-Europe trade and investment cooperation, China's business environment, COVID-19 response, climate change and other issues of mutual interest.

The high-level dialogue was moderated by Peter Mandelson, former European trade commissioner and British first secretary of state, and attended by business leaders representing close to 30 leading European companies including VOLVO, Airbus, JCDecaux, Astra Zeneca, L'Oreal, BASF, and SAP.