Brussels, 22/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The EU-China summit on 26 October could give the go-ahead to negotiations on a bilateral agreement on investment. This decision would not, however, conceal the continuing trade friction between the two or calm renewed tensions following the EU's refusal to grant China the market economy status it so covets.
“The EU and China are already closely integrated economically. Nevertheless, there are still a large number of trade and investment irritants....