Since August 29, the EU foreign and security policy of the High Representative and the European Commission Vice President Ashton began her trip to China. Today she is Council Chair in Europe with Dai bingguo strategic dialogue, this was in April this year, the EU decided to enhance its dialogue with the level of the first Central European high-level strategic dialogue.
Smart select venue
In General, such high-end dialogue often selected in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities, but this time central strategic dialogue has moved to the stage, Guiyang City, Guizhou. This is in no way arbitrary and, behind has different considerations in Europe. The current "China responsibility theory" in Europe's political and business circles of fans, the dialogue on the underdevelopment of Guizhou, allows the EU officials feel the full range of China in the field, "seeing is believing, this makes it easier for Europe to better understand why China is developing countries", former Chinese Ambassador to the EU Yuanhong told reporters. Of course the EU also has its own calculations. Ashton in China before the interview, she came to see accounts for two thirds of the Chinese population in rural areas. In fact, she spoke or innocuous, the huge Chinese rural market perhaps more attractive to the EU delegation to the eye.
In the end the Guiyang-EU strategic dialogue, Ashton will fly to Beijing and met with the Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi, plan 4 September back to Europe. In a country visits a week, and for the EU leaders. Some Western media comments, this unusual Act describes two points: firstly, the EU attaches to "unprecedented" on relations with China and, secondly, the EU and China have a lot to say.
To warm up the two Summit
Indeed, the EU in many issues to the position with the China coordination. This conversation's top priority is to Central Europe in the second half of this year's two Summit to "warm up".
The first was held in early October EU leadership summit. During the Summit, the EU economy "troika", i.e. the European Commission-economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, the European Central Bank, as well as the President of the euro group, China's Central Bank, Ministry of finance, and other appropriate officials. Ashton had previously served as EU Trade Commissioner, advises EU economic and trade, visit can test for the Summit.
The second field is November 11 at the G20 Summit in Korea. "In global governance, the EU is necessary prior ventilation", Shanghai Institute of international studies and Director of the Center for European studies, leaf River considered that the International Monetary Fund and World Bank reforms, global financial supervision, the international investment environment, global climate change and other topics concerning the vital interests of Europe, I believe that this dialogue will be involved in the process.
In addition, the EU also has some new and old problems requires an exchange of views. There are media reports, under pressure from sovereign debt crises, the EU has phased "exit" mechanism. Ashton visit hope to persuade China to meet with their "into the same retreat". Of course, the EU would like to expand exports to China, China urged to relax the high technology export, lifting of the ban on arms sales to China, it is difficult to avoid these old topic, but the resolution up to 1-.
EU relations warming,
Over time, EU relations exist two levels of heat and cold are not. China-EU relations between individual States, and well as the overall EU there togeth.
But this situation is gradually changing. On the one hand, the economic and trade cooperation is an important part of the EU, China and the EU are the second largest and second largest trading partner. Especially in the wake of the world financial crisis, China's importance to the EU economy become more obvious. In addition, according to the last year through the Lisbon Treaty, the EU set up the equivalent of the "EU President" and "EU Foreign Minister". Ashton the "Foreign Minister" whether the power or the master of human resources than before has been greatly enhanced, pragmatic EU leaders will follow the trend of the times, push forward the development of EU-China relations.
For future relations between China and the EU, more optimistic about Yuanhong performance, close contacts in the European leaders are active signal. Of course ye Jiang also remind that the EU can fair-weather, when the economic situation better, take it with rich? this is going to challenge the wisdom of the EU leaders.
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