In last week’s edition, The Economist reported on the 10th EU-China summit. The main change in Sino-European relations is that the EU is increasingly worried about the growing trade deficit with China. The EU commission’s president, José Manuel Barroso chose unusually strong words when criticising the Chinese trade policy. Mr Barroso wants to make “things in a way that European citizens view China positively and in no way as a threat.” But the “reservoir of goodwill” will be undermined by a growing trade deficit.
There is also a Chatham House report on views of EU companies doing business in China.
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