中国与欧盟关系【英文】

1978: bilateral trade agreement 1985: trade and cooperation agreement US$ 2.4 billion in 1980 US$ 33.97 billion in 1994

Bilateral trade:


Political dialogues established in 1994 European Commission (1994): “Towards a New Asia Strategy”



EU officials paid 206 visits to China in 2004 Chinese Premier Wen in Brussels in May 2004

In words of Romano Prodi: EU-China relations are „a very serious engagement‟
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Mutually attraction (1995-2002)

European Commission (1995): “A long termpolicy for China-Europe relations” Some sectoral dialogues were established The summit meeting system created in 1998 European Commission(1995): “Building a Comprehensive Partnership with China” China overtook Switzerland to become the EU‟s second largest trading partner behind the US (2003):

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A historical review
Without diplomatic relations (late 1940s1975) Mutually disregard (1975-1994) Mutually attraction (1995-2002) Honeymoon (2003-2004) Reflection and adjustment (2005-now)
China and the European Union
Prof. Dr. Jing Men InBev-Baillet Latour Chair of European Union - China Relations College of Europe jing.men@coleurope.eu
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China:
The founding of the PRC Cooperation and competition with the Soviet Union Conflicts with the US

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Mutually disregard (1975-1994)

In 19ed between the European Community and China. Two documents:
Outline
A historical review of EU-China relations Examination of the overlapping and conflicting interests between the EU and China Analysis of the promises and problems of the partnership Conclusion

Bilateral trade reached US$100 billion.
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Mutually attraction (1995-2002)

The rise of China is unmatched amongst national experiences since the Second World War. Japan has made its mark as an economic power, the Soviet Union survived essentially as a military power, China is increasingly strong in both the military-political and the economic sphere. -- European Commission (1995): “A longterm policy for China-Europe relations”

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Without diplomatic relations (late 1940s-1974)

The Cold War environment

The EC/EU:
The establishment of Communities The first enlargement Under the protection of the US
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Honeymoon (2003-2004)
European Commission (2003): “A maturing partnership - shared interests and challenges in EU-China relations” Chinese government (2003): “China‟s EU policy paper” Frequent exchanges of visits:
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Reflection and adjustment (2005now)

Problems in lifting the arms embargo The EU‟s rising trade deficit: