Press Release: EU- China: EU Trade Commissioner to visit China 23- 26 February

Preview of a visit of European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, to the People's Republic of China, 23-26 February 2005. During the visit, which was the Commissioner's fist official visit to this country, the Commissioner was to meet with his Chinese counterpart, Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai, as well as with Vice Premier Wu Yi and other senior officials. On 24 February he was to deliver a speech on EU-China relations and responsibilities in a global economy at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.