Jonathan Stearns, Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- European Union and Chinese leaders are poised to announce a hard-fought agreement to expand opportunities in China for foreign investors. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen plans to speak with the Chinese leadership in a video conference on Wednesday to signal the successful completion of negotiations begun in 2013 on an EU-China investment accord, according to officials in Brussels. Other top EU officials including Charles Michel, the chair of the blocâs summits, may also join. The deal aims primarily to expand access to the Chinese market for foreign investors in industries ranging from cars to telecommunications. The pact also tackles underlying Chinese policies deemed by Europe and the U.S. to be market-distorting: industrial subsidies, state control of enterprises and forced technology transfers.