Press Release: Joint press release after the 3rd EU-China High-level Strategic Dialogue

The third EU-China High-level Strategic Dialogue was held in Beijing on 9-10 July 2012, co-chaired by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, and Dai Bingguo, State Councillor of the People's Republic of China.

The two sides spoke highly of the positive role that the EU-China High-level Strategic Dialogue has played over the past three years in increasing understanding, trust and cooperation between Europe and China.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background Information: Speech: EU China Relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-eu-china-relations/

European Commission: Memo/12/542: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Catherine Ashton following the third High Level Strategic Dialogue with China http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/542&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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