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European lawmakers to discuss EU's new strategy toward China

Xinhua, July 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

European parliamentarians are set to have their first debate on the the European Union (EU)'s new strategy toward China in this week's plenary section, a spokesperson said on Monday.

Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign affairs chief, will be in the plenary in Strasbourg on Wednesday afternoon for a series of subjects, particular a debate on the EU new strategy for China, said European Parliament (EP) spokesman Jaume Duch in a news briefing.

The scheduled debate will come two weeks after Mogherini, together with the European Commission, adopted a joint document entitled "Elements for a new EU strategy on China" on June 22, which marked the bloc's seventh strategy document on China since the EU and China forged diplomatic ties.

The EU urged in the document to speed up talks on a comprehensive Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), signalling the possibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China.

"The EU and China already cooperate on so much: we work together on the global and political issues of our times, such as Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, migration and climate change. But we can and must do more to connect the EU and China," Mogherini earlier said. Endit