France-China deals awaken Europeans
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PARIS President Jacques Chirac of France will return from a lavish five-day state visit to China on Tuesday with industrial orders worth more than $4 billion, a success that is not going unnoticed in neighboring European countries and may intensify
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BRUSSELS : Europeans accustomed to sneering at China as a producer of cheap shoddy goods must realise the world&#39;s most populous country is taking a great leap forward in the technology stakes, according to a new report that urges the EU to innovate or
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Nearly 60 percent of Europeans and Americans see China's growing economic power as a threat although they are becoming more positive about globalization in general, an opinion poll showed on Monday.
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European shares hit a fresh 10-week high  on Friday as a positive report on Chinese steel demand boosted  ore producers such as Anglo-American, while French utility  Veolia rose after posting solid first-half earnings.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (IPS) - The massive deal that China signed with the  Democratic Republic of Congo last year is not the "second  colonisation" that some Europeans allege it is. The agreement  appears, in fact, a promising way to kick-start an economy.
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The EU and China announce plans for talks on a treaty to cover their growing political and economic ties.
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French President Jacques Chirac visited ventures by his countrymen in the business hub of Shanghai Tuesday as he wrapped up a China trade mission that yielded big contracts but failed to cinch a hoped-for deal ...
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The president of France is in China on a five-day visit to improve ties with Beijing, and expand trade with one of the world&#39;s fastest growing economies.
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French President Jacques Chirac has appealed to the French business community to seize the immense opportunities on offer in China, as he played down fears jobs could be lost at home.
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European stocks were higher on Wednesday thanks to a strong performance on Wall Street overnight, and fresh merger and acquisition activity.
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LONDON: European stock markets rallied yesterday as investors appreciated gains in New York and Asia and digested a flurry of company news.
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"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View
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France is willing to further promote friendly ties with China and with the Chinese people, said French President Jacques Chirac in Beijing Sunday evening.
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French President Jacques Chirac told his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao he wants to end the European Union&#39;s 15-year embargo on arms sales to China, introduced after troops killed student demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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French President Jacques Chirac declared on Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy
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PARIS, Jul 23 (IPS) - While China's growing trade and investment  flows to Africa have sparked a sometimes contentious debate with  the United States and Europe over who has the continent's  best interests at heart, a closer look at the dynamic developing  reveals a political landscape where the rhetoric is rarely in  line with the reality, observers say.
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China and France have a great deal of room to expand the scale of bilateral trade and investment, said officials and experts ahead of French President Jacques Chirac's visit to China.