Tag: China-European Union

• Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 06:36 UTC

  Japan-EU sign wide ranging free trade deal, representing 33% of global GDP

  

  Japan and the European Union signed a wide-ranging free trade deal on Tuesday that both sides hope will act as a counterweight to the protectionist forces unleashed by US President Donald Trump.

• Wednesday, March 18th 2015 - 08:20 UTC

  EU main economies announce plans to join China-led development bank, despite US warning

  

  France, Germany and Italy on Tuesday announced plans to join the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, drawing concern in Washington which views the institution with skepticism. The three European countries want ”to become founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)”, they said in a statement.

• Friday, February 15th 2013 - 05:36 UTC

  China became in 2012 the world’s biggest trading nation surpassing the US

  

  China surpassed the US to become the world's biggest trading nation last year as measured by the sum of exports and imports of goods, a milestone in the Asian nation's challenge to the US dominance in global commerce.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 10:49 UTC

  China sets out terms for supporting the Euro bail package

  

  The European Union (EU)'s new bailout deal reached Thursday served a boost to global markets. China, as a major trade partner with the EU, welcomes its step to tackle the debt crisis and expects to enhance cooperation with the regional bloc for world economic recovery.