EU and China clash on arms and human rights

Brussels and Beijing have crossed swords over the issue of human rights in China, as both sides try to find a compromise on lifting the EU's arms embargo on the country.

According to agency reports, the EU delegation visiting Beijing handed over a list of four human rights demands, including the release of demonstrators imprisoned after the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square.

The list also included signing the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.