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Last week, that changed.
In the span of a few days, reports of an emerging consensus gave way to news that negotiators had hit snags, as European officials voiced concern about forced labour in China and a senior aide to US President-elect Joe Biden appeared to urge Europe to pump the brakes.
China and Germany are pushing the deal, which would make it easier for European and Chinese companies to invest in each other s economies.
However, voices on both sides of the Atlantic are questioning whether this is the right time for Europe to deepen ties with Beijing.
The back and forth says much about how central - and how fraught - the issue of relations with China has become, both within the European Union and between Europe and the United States.
China premier draws support for investment agreement with EU
Posted : 2020-12-24 16:09
Updated : 2020-12-25 10:46
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, shown via video link at an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development event last week, has called the Dutch and Spanish prime ministers in a bid to shore up support for the proposed EU-China trade deal. South China Morning Post
By Stuart Lau
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has asked leaders of Spain and the Netherlands to back Beijing s proposed investment deal with the European Union, after a high-level French official threatened to block it over forced-labor concerns.
The intensive diplomatic maneuvering on Wednesday marked Beijing s drive to secure the deal before Joe Biden is sworn in as US president in four weeks and seeks to coordinate China policy with Europe.