Want China Times, Xinhua 2013-10-26
Ma Kai at the China-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue alongside Olli Rehn, Oct. 24. (Photo/CNS) |
China and
the European Union agreed on Thursday to push forward China-EU relations by
fighting against protectionism, sticking to an open market and strengthening
bilateral cooperation, Chinese vice premier Ma Kai has said.
Ma made the
announcement after co-chairing the China-EU High-Level Economic Dialogue
alongside EU vice president Olli Rehn and EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht.
The two
sides also made a commitment to prudent use of trade remedy measures, Ma said
during a press conference following the meeting.
When
dealing with trade frictions, China and the EU agreed to turn to dialogue and
consultation first, Ma said.
The
commitment came months after the two major economies solved the solar panel
trade dispute, involving more than US$20 billion of Chinese exports.
On the
China-EU investment agreement, Ma said: "We are happy to see the European
Commission has got the mandate for negotiations, and are willing to accelerate
the process of investment cooperation."
The two
sides also agreed to step up cooperation on customs, quality inspection,
intellectual property rights protection and civil aviation, and expand their
cooperation into areas such as urbanization, innovation, energy saving and
environmental protection.
China and
the EU also agreed to make substantive progress in high-technology trade
cooperation, said a statement released after the meeting by the Chinese
delegation.
China hopes
that the EU will take earnest measures to make sure Chinese investors going to
Europe have easier access to visas and work permits, Ma added.
In a
written interview with the media, China International Trade representative
Zhong Shan said: "Since 2012, the EU has more frequently used trade remedy
measures with more extensive coverage."
In addition
to the solar panel case, which affected about 7% of China's total exports to
the EU, the EU is also considering mounting an ex-officio anti-dumping and
countervailing investigation against Chinese wireless telecom equipment, Zhong
said.
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