Hot on the heels of Barack Obama’s visit to the EU capital, Chinese President Xi Jinping will spend three days in Belgium this week.
He will meet top EU officials in Brussels on Monday (7 April) to discuss prospects for a China-EU free trade treaty, security co-operation, and global governance. He will also speak at the College of Europe in Bruges on Tuesday and visit two pandas, donated by China in February as “friendship envoys,” at a zoo in south-east Belgium.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.