Hans Dietmar Schweisgut also said Wednesday it was too early to know how Trump's rejection of an Asian regulatory pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, might affect a proposed U.S.-European free trade agreement.
Schweisgut's comments reflected the potentially far-reaching repercussions of Trump's promises of changes in U.S. trade and foreign policy.
Schweisgut said Europe welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping's defense of free trade in a speech last week. But the ambassador said China still lacks a "level playing field" for foreign companies. He said Europe hopes for "concrete action" on Chinese market-opening.
