Press Release: EU and China hold investment talks ahead of President Xi Jinping visit to Brussels

On the eve of the first ever visit by a Chinese President to the European institutions, the EU and China will hold their second round of talks on an EU-China investment agreement on 24-25 March in Brussels. The visit by President Xi Jinping on 31 March is expected to give an impetus to the negotiations.

With due respect to sustainable development objectives, the envisaged investment agreement is expected to boost bilateral investment flows by opening up markets as well as by establishing a legal framework of investment protection in order to enhance legal certainty and predictability for long-term investment relations between the EU and China.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Brussels on 31 March http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-chinese-president-xi-jinping-to-visit-brussels-on-31-march/

European Commission: DG Trade: Policy: Countries and Regions: China http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/china/

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