China, EU forge closer ties
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China and the European Union, meeting yesterday in the Hague, pledged to boost relations while signing more than a dozen cooperation agreements.
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President Jacques Chirac praised Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for improving ties with China, but shied away from commenting on the EU's arms embargo against Beijing about which the two leaders have different positions.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga vowed here Monday to boost Sino-Latvian ties.
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China warns the EU that it risks damaging ties unless it lifts an embargo on selling arms to Beijing.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao put forward proposals on promoting Sino-French ties in four aspects during his talks with visiting French President Jacques Chirac Saturday.
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India and China begin their first 'strategic dialogue' in the latest sign of improving relations.
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China and Japan pledged on Friday to build on their rapidly warming ties, as Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met the Chinese leadership, but a dispute over maritime gas fields remained unresolved.
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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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China's support has been vital in  achieving initial steps towards national reconciliation in  military-ruled Myanmar, an EU envoy said on Thursday.
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The European Union says it is willing to work towards lifting the arms embargo on China, president of the European Council Jan Peter Balkenende has said.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged his visiting Portuguese counterpart to help push forward a new treaty which will form the basis of Beijing's relations with Europe.
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The European Union and China pledged to boost relations Wednesday, but the EU said there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales until Beijing improves its shaky human rights record.
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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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The foreign ministers of China and Germany said Tuesday that ties between their countries had normalised after months of stony silence over Berlin receiving the Dalai Lama.
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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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THE HAGUE - The European Union and China on Wednesday pledged to boost bilateral ties at their annual summit here, with the European Union saying it would consider lifting its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales to China.
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Asian giants India and China agreed  to broaden their budding friendship through a new security and  foreign policy dialogue they launched Monday and said this had  boosted trust between the two sides.