Press Release: EU–China talks focus on Doha, market access, intellectual property rights

The Chinese Trade Minister Bo Xilai met with the European Commissioner for Trade, Peter Mandelson, and the European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, in Brussels, 4 November 2005. In bilateral meetings and a formal sitting of the EC-China Economic and Trade Joint Committee, the Commission and Chinese representatives discussed all aspects of the relationship between China and the EU, with particular attention to economic and trade matters. Talks focused on intensive co-operation between the Commission and China in the twenty ongoing technical ‘dialogues’ in areas ranging from the environment and energy to education and intellectual property rights.

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EEAS: Countries: China http://www.eeas.europa.eu/china/index_en.htm

European Commission: DG Trade: Bilateral Trade Relations: China http://ec.europa.eu/comm/trade/issues/bilateral/countries/china/index_en.htm

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