Securing good political relations between the European Union and the Peoples' Republic of China is not something that can be achieved overnight. One is a heterogeneous hotchpotch of democratically elected governments, the other, a one-party state where criticism of the communist leadership is rarely tolerated.
Nevertheless, the two sides had made great strides towards deepening ties until a cancelled summit last December seemed to undo much of the progress.
The decision was promp...
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