China-EU relations will benefit from Lisbon Treaty: Experts

As Europe's heads of state negotiated into the night to choose new collective leadership under the recently enacted Lisbon Treaty, China experts said implementing the treaty would have a positive effect on the Sino-European strategic partnership.

"The member states within the EU will be more coordinated on their policies towards China," said Yang Jiemian, president with Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, "and the selection of those leaders including the EU president will ensure the consistency and effectiveness of the EU's foreign policies."

Also, acommunication between China and EU will be more direct and efficient, Yang said.