Factsheet: EU-China Summit (Brussels, 6 October 2010)

The European Union is committed to pursuing its engagement in China and to strengthening its partnership with that country, as demonstrated by the thirteenth EU-China Summit which took place in Brussels on 6 October 2010, back-to-back to the ASEM Summit.

The People's Republic of China was represented by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. The EU was represented by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

Following the summit both EUObserver and EurActiv reported that the planned EU-China post-summit press conference was cancelled because independent Chinese journalists who wanted to attend the Conference risked upsetting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

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PressEurop, 12.10.10: The real problem with China http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/editorial/358711-real-problem-china

Deutsche Welle, 5.10.10: EU adds to pressure on China to let currency appreciate http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6081059,00.html

EUObserver, 5.10.10: Europe steps up pressure over renminbi http://euobserver.com/9/30963

EurActiv, 6.10.10: Currency war clouds EU-China summit http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/currency-war-clouds-eu-china-sum-news-498499

EU: EEAS: China: EU-China Summits http://www.eeas.europa.eu/china/summits_en.htm

BBC News, 5.10.10: EU presses China to act over cheap yuan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11474757

France24, 6.10.10: All eyes on the Asian tiger at EU-China talks in Brussels http://www.france24.com/en/20101005-china-eu-summit-greece-euro-currency-talks-asian-tiger-room-wen

Le Soir, 6.10.10: Time to change tack with Beijing (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/354681-time-change-tack-beijing

EUObserver, 11.10.10: Chinese reporter tells story of 'EU censorship' http://euobserver.com/9/31007

EurActiv, 11.10.10: EU 'bowed' to Chinese press standards at summit http://www.euractiv.com/global-europe/eu-bowed-chinese-press-standards-news-498651

ECFR, 5.10.10: Europe meets China: time for the mouse to roar http://ecfr.eu/content/entry/commentary_europe_meets_china_time_for_the_mouse_to_roar/

ECFR: China analysis: Geopolitics on Chinese Terms, September 2010 http://ecfr.3cdn.net/e5fbadc60d6a62d676_20m6b33ha.pdf

European Commission: Speech/10/521: Androulla Vassiliou, Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, "Opening statement", EU-China High-Level Cultural Forum http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/521&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/10/519: José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, "Opening remarks by President Barroso at the opening ceremony of the first EU-China High Level Cultural Forum", Brussels http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/10/519&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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