china & european union
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China & European Union - OpportunitiesTRANSCRIPT
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CHINA & European Union
Cooperation Opportunities Group-6
+ Agenda
n Background & Status Quo
n Issues
n Highlights from Beijing Summit – China & EU
n Conclusion
+ Background - Timelines
n Mutually disregard (1975-1994)
n Mutually attraction (1995-2002)
n Honeymoon (2003-2004)
n Reflection and adjustment (2005-now)
+ Mutual disregard (1975-1994)
n In 1975, diplomatic relations were established between the European Community and China.
n Two documents: n 1978: bilateral trade agreement n 1985: trade and cooperation agreement
n Bilateral trade: n US$ 2.4 billion in 1980 n US$ 33.97 billion in 1994
n Political dialogues established in 1994
n European Commission (1994): “Towards a New Asia Strategy”
+ Mutual attraction (1995-2002)
n European Commission (1995): “A long term- policy for China-Europe relations”
n Some sectorial dialogues were established
n The summit meeting system created in 1998
n European Commission(1995): “Building a Comprehensive Partnership with China”
n China overtook Switzerland to become the EU’s second largest trading partner behind the US (2003): n Bilateral trade reached US$100 billion.
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The rise of China is unmatched amongst national experiences since the Second World War. Japan has made its mark as an economic power, the Soviet Union survived essentially as a military power, China is increasingly strong in both the military-political and the economic sphere.
-- European Commission (1995): “A long-term policy for China-Europe relations”
+ Honeymoon (2003-2004)
n European Commission (2003): “A maturing partnership - shared interests and challenges in EU-China relations”
n Chinese government (2003): “China’s EU policy paper”
n Frequent exchanges of visits: n EU officials paid 206 visits to China in 2004 n Chinese Premier Wen in Brussels in May 2004
n In words of Romano Prodi: EU-China relations are ‘a very serious engagement’
+ Reflection and adjustment (2005-now)
n Problems in lifting the arms embargo
n The EU’s rising trade deficit: n China’s exports to the EU
n US$19.09 billion in 1995 US$181.98 billion in 2006 n China’s imports from the EU
n US$21.25 billion in 1995 US$90.32 billion in 2006
n European Commission (2006):“EU-China: closer partners, growing responsibilities”
n European Commission (2006):“A policy paper on EU-China trade and investment: Competition and Partnership”
+ Current Trade Scenario
Trade report between China & Europe - 2011
+ Opportunities
n Political Aspect
n Economic Aspect
n Education, Science Technology, Culture, Health & Other aspects.
n Social, Judicial, and Administrative Aspect.
+POLITICAL ASPECT
n Strengthen the exchange of high-level visits and political dialogue
n Strictly abide by the one-China principle
n Encourage Hong Kong and Macao's cooperation with EU
n Promote the EU's understanding of Tibet
n Continue the human rights dialogue
n Strengthen international cooperation
n Increase exchanges between political parties in Chinaand the EU
+ECONOMIC ASPECT
n Economic Cooperation and Trade
n Financial Cooperation
n Agricultural Cooperation
n Environmental Cooperation
n IT Cooperation
n Energy Cooperation
n Transport Cooperation
+ THE EDUCATION, SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY, CULTURE, HEALTH AND OTHER ASPECTS
n Cooperation in Science and Technology
n Cultural Exchange
n Cooperation in Education
n Cooperation in Health and Medical Care
n Press Exchange
n Personnel Exchange
+THE SOCIAL, JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS
n Cooperation in Labour and Social Security
n Exchange in Judicial Field
n Cooperation in Police Affairs
n Cooperation in Public Administration
+ISSUES OF CONTENTION
n TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY • JV
• IPR
• HIGH LEVEL OF CORRUPTION
• UNRELIABLE LEGAL SYSTEM
+Arms Embargo
n Reason
n Internal EU divisions
n Outside Pressure
n Current Trends
+The 14th EU-China Summit
When ? 14th Feb
Where? Beijing
Who All ? Chinese PM – Wen Jiabao and leaders of EU institutions Herman Van Rompuy (European Council) and José Manuel Barroso
(Commission).
Points
n Solid Co-operation on trade
n Sustainable Urbanization
n More Exchanges
n International Issues
+CONCLUSION
Both EU and China are taking concerted efforts to promote cooperation and explore opportunities in political, social, economical and allied fields to achieve a WIN-WIN situation for both.