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Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 6:00 PM 
To: PETRICCIONE Mauro Raffaele (TRADE); 
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RUBINACCI Leopoldo (TRADE); 
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Cc: SCHLEGELMILCH Rupert (TRADE) 
Subject: Flash-BusinessEurope event on EU-China economic relations  
 
Today, Rupert Schlegelmilch participated as a speaker on a seminar on EU-China economic 
relations co-organised by BusinessEurope, the EU-China Chamber of Commerce and the EU-China 
Business Association. Other speakers on the panel: Markus J. Beyrer (BusinessEurope, DG), Jörg 
Wuttke (EUCCC, President) and Gunnar Wiegand (EEAS, Managing Director for Asia).  
 
Markus Beyrer prologued the event, citing the investment negotiations, the China strategy 
Communication, the outcome of the EU-China Summit and the Market Economy Status (MES) for 
China as the issues of major interest in the current EU-China relation. He noted China's slowing 
growth rates, the slow path to much desired reforms as well as the increasing difficulty of doing 
business in China. On the negotiations, key asks of the industry were said to be a broad definition 
of investment, market access for services and non-services, elimination of discrimination and 
investment protection 'as good as under existing Member States' Bilateral Investment Treaties'. 
Beyrer welcomed the concept of reciprocity in the Commission's China strategy Communication, 
stressing that China is now a 'mature' (no longer developing country) that should be able to sign 
up to a 'mature and balanced partnership' with the EU; at the same time he cautioned against 
rising protectionism in Europe.  
 
Jörg Wuttke delivered a short presentation of the main findings of the EUCCC's position paper, 
which this year focuses on the 13th 5-year plan and 'reciprocity' for the EU's trade and investment 
relationship with China. He noted the slow pace of the reforms and the growing frustration in this 
respect, including within Chinese circles. He mentioned in particular the mishaps of the SOEs 
reforms, that appear to be set in motion rather with the objective to strengthen Chinese SOEs and 
create national champions; in the same vein, overcapacity was said to concern many other sectors 
beyond steel. Finally, he underlined the importance of the investment agreement as a tool to 
ensure a level playing field and to open up the Chinese market to EU investors. 
 
Rupert Schlegelmilch  provided an update of the state of play of the negotiations and confirmed 
that the future agreement constitutes a unique opportunity – the first after China's accession to 
the WTO – to legally bind China to a concrete path of opening up and levelling the playing field. In 
terms of content and progress, he referred to the scope convergence and explained that the EU 
pursues a high level of ambition in these negotiations. Rupert clarified also that the EU investment 
protection reforms, including the investment court system, have been presented to China.  
 
Gunnar Wiegand's presentation touched upon the Summit outcomes, China's participation in the 
EFSI, the new strategy communication for China and cooperation with China to address global 
challenges (e.g. climate change). Key message was that China is certainly no longer a developing 
country and that a more balanced and reciprocal relationship should be pursued in all fronts.  
 
Questions were raised on e-commerce, China's engagement on global issues, China's ability to 
reform and on the future perspectives of the EU-China relationship.  
 
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