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Defining China-EU Political Agenda

Leaders of China, Germany and the EU on September 14 agreed to strengthen communication and cooperation to ensure the success of the upcoming series of major political agenda between China and the EU, enhance mutual trust, seek mutual benefits on a win-win basis and uphold multilateralism.

The leaders announced the official signing of the China-EU agreement on geographical indications (GIs) and stated their commitment to speeding up negotiations on the China-EU Bilateral Investment Treaty to conclude the negotiations within this year. They decided to establish a China-EU high-level environment and climate dialogue and a China-EU high-level digital cooperation dialogue, and to forge China-EU green and digital partnerships.

Xi said the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is accelerating changes unseen in a

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