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The EU and China are going to make an investment deal in the coming days. Too much rush, a group of EU-China experts says (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU should not rush investment deal with China

Before the end of the year, European countries have to decide on an investment agreement with China.

A tentative document was rushed through a meeting of ambassadors in Brussels on Friday (18 December). A top-level leaders' discussion is scheduled for the coming days.

Despite seven years of hard negotiations, the text is only a modest step in promoting reciprocity, competitive neutrality and a level playing field.

Concluding it now, is a symbolical victory for China and m...

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François Godement, Institut Montaigne, France. Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland. Ingrid D’Hooghe, Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands. Mikko Huotari, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Janka Oertel, ECFR European Council on Foreign Relations. Plamen Tonchev, Institute of International Economic Relations, Greece. Jonathan Holslag, Free University Brussels, Belgium. Ivana Karaskova, Association for International Affairs, Czech Republic. Mathieu Duchatel, Institut Montaigne, France. Nicola Casarini, Institute of International Affairs, Italy. Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Clingendael Institute, Netherlands. Matej Šimalčík, Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Slovakia. Max J. Zenglein, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Lucrezia Poggetti, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Antoine Bondaz, Foundation for Strategic Research, France.

The EU and China are going to make an investment deal in the coming days. Too much rush, a group of EU-China experts says (Photo: Council of the European Union)

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François Godement, Institut Montaigne, France. Sławomir Dębski, Director, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Poland. Ingrid D’Hooghe, Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands. Mikko Huotari, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Janka Oertel, ECFR European Council on Foreign Relations. Plamen Tonchev, Institute of International Economic Relations, Greece. Jonathan Holslag, Free University Brussels, Belgium. Ivana Karaskova, Association for International Affairs, Czech Republic. Mathieu Duchatel, Institut Montaigne, France. Nicola Casarini, Institute of International Affairs, Italy. Maaike Okano-Heijmans, Clingendael Institute, Netherlands. Matej Šimalčík, Central European Institute of Asian Studies, Slovakia. Max J. Zenglein, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Lucrezia Poggetti, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Germany. Antoine Bondaz, Foundation for Strategic Research, France.

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